re·try
(ˌ)rē-ˈtrī 
retried; retrying
1
transitive + intransitive
: to try (something) again to see if it is successful, working, or satisfactory
He retried downloading the program.
Turn the device and the router off for at least ten seconds, then turn them back on and retry the connection.—
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Ankit Banerjeea restaurant that might be worth retrying
After a certain number of failed attempts, the system will stop retrying.
2
transitive
law
: to try (someone or something) judicially for a second time
Prosecutors decided to retry the case.
retry a defendant
He was retried on the manslaughter charge.
plural retries
: a new attempt or try
The website loaded on the third retry.
Examples of retry in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebLynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
Prosecutors plan to retry Wade, who was also represented by McCray, the Fort Lauderdale lawyer.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
If he is acquitted of the charges, Trump cannot be retried for the same charges.
—Andrea Bernstein, NPR, 30 May 2024
He was retried on lesser charges, with another jury acquitting him of involuntary manslaughter and hanging on a charge of voluntary manslaughter.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024
The case was being retried because a state appeals court ruled that a sworn statement from a jailhouse informant wasn’t allowed to be heard during the original November 2017 trial.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
Simpkins’ attorney Lesa Pamplin told the Star-Telegram that the defendant will plead guilty to one of the charges and the rest will be dismissed with prejudice, meaning he cannot be retried on any of those charges in the future.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2024
Prosecutors eventually chose not to retry the case.
—Kristie Cattafi, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
In some years, the group’s priority legislation would fail and need to be retried in the next months and sometimes years.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 13 May 2024
Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024
On March 6, Ms. Egwuatu and Mr. Onuoha and their 350 guests, including 11 bridesmaids and 10 groomsmen, gathered at Houston’s Holy Trinity Cathedral for a retry.
—New York Times, 2 Apr. 2021
The information on the devices included the child’s name, gender and date of birth, mother’s name, caregiver’s name, and the hearing-screening results, which were pass, fail, retry or incomplete.
—William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 7 Apr. 2022
Penn State was called offsides on the play, but running back Kerry Goode was stopped short on a retry from the 2 and Alabama lost.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 28 Oct. 2022
The Hawks were awarded a retry from 5 yards further back, but Daniel Silveria came down with the ball to seal the deal for King Philip.
—Jake Levin, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2022
In 2019, the retry rate was 7 percent, according to CBP.
—Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2022
One notable launch in 2021 that didn’t happen was the retry by Boeing to send its CST-100 Starliner crew capsule on a mission to the International Space Station.
—Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com, 21 Jan. 2022
Returnal won't go easy on you, but anyone with the stomach for frantic die-and-retry combat should expect a once-in-a-lifetime experience out of Housemarque's best game ever.
—Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 26 Dec. 2021
Verb
In 2013, she was retried and convicted once again before finally being exonerated by Italy’s Supreme Court in 2015.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
Prosecutors plan to retry Wade, who was also represented by McCray, the Fort Lauderdale lawyer.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
If he is acquitted of the charges, Trump cannot be retried for the same charges.
—Andrea Bernstein, NPR, 30 May 2024
He was retried on lesser charges, with another jury acquitting him of involuntary manslaughter and hanging on a charge of voluntary manslaughter.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024
The case was being retried because a state appeals court ruled that a sworn statement from a jailhouse informant wasn’t allowed to be heard during the original November 2017 trial.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
Simpkins’ attorney Lesa Pamplin told the Star-Telegram that the defendant will plead guilty to one of the charges and the rest will be dismissed with prejudice, meaning he cannot be retried on any of those charges in the future.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2024
Prosecutors eventually chose not to retry the case.
—Kristie Cattafi, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
In some years, the group’s priority legislation would fail and need to be retried in the next months and sometimes years.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 13 May 2024
Noun
Carroll looked to have the advantage in the seventh round of the shootout when Geller stopped a shot by Prosper’s Reagan Roberts, but Geller was ruled to have left the line too early and Roberts’ retry was true to put the Eagles up 5-4.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024
On March 6, Ms. Egwuatu and Mr. Onuoha and their 350 guests, including 11 bridesmaids and 10 groomsmen, gathered at Houston’s Holy Trinity Cathedral for a retry.
—New York Times, 2 Apr. 2021
The information on the devices included the child’s name, gender and date of birth, mother’s name, caregiver’s name, and the hearing-screening results, which were pass, fail, retry or incomplete.
—William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 7 Apr. 2022
Penn State was called offsides on the play, but running back Kerry Goode was stopped short on a retry from the 2 and Alabama lost.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 28 Oct. 2022
The Hawks were awarded a retry from 5 yards further back, but Daniel Silveria came down with the ball to seal the deal for King Philip.
—Jake Levin, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2022
In 2019, the retry rate was 7 percent, according to CBP.
—Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2022
One notable launch in 2021 that didn’t happen was the retry by Boeing to send its CST-100 Starliner crew capsule on a mission to the International Space Station.
—Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com, 21 Jan. 2022
Returnal won't go easy on you, but anyone with the stomach for frantic die-and-retry combat should expect a once-in-a-lifetime experience out of Housemarque's best game ever.
—Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 26 Dec. 2021
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“Retry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retry. Accessed 9 Jun. 2024.
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