diff --git a/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/hooks/emr.py b/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/hooks/emr.py
index e2fb960355b645..17ecaae2fd7e1b 100644
--- a/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/hooks/emr.py
+++ b/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/hooks/emr.py
@@ -494,21 +494,23 @@ def poll_query_status(
         :param poll_interval: Time (in seconds) to wait between calls to check query status on EMR
         :param max_polling_attempts: Number of times to poll for query state before function exits
         """
-        try_number = 1
+        poll_attempt = 1
         while True:
             query_state = self.check_query_status(job_id)
             if query_state in self.TERMINAL_STATES:
-                self.log.info("Try %s: Query execution completed. Final state is %s", try_number, query_state)
+                self.log.info(
+                    "Try %s: Query execution completed. Final state is %s", poll_attempt, query_state
+                )
                 return query_state
             if query_state is None:
-                self.log.info("Try %s: Invalid query state. Retrying again", try_number)
+                self.log.info("Try %s: Invalid query state. Retrying again", poll_attempt)
             else:
-                self.log.info("Try %s: Query is still in non-terminal state - %s", try_number, query_state)
+                self.log.info("Try %s: Query is still in non-terminal state - %s", poll_attempt, query_state)
             if (
-                max_polling_attempts and try_number >= max_polling_attempts
+                max_polling_attempts and poll_attempt >= max_polling_attempts
             ):  # Break loop if max_polling_attempts reached
                 return query_state
-            try_number += 1
+            poll_attempt += 1
             time.sleep(poll_interval)
 
     def stop_query(self, job_id: str) -> dict:
diff --git a/airflow/sensors/base.py b/airflow/sensors/base.py
index ba7968d106c8b7..8e13279babb2d6 100644
--- a/airflow/sensors/base.py
+++ b/airflow/sensors/base.py
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ def run_duration() -> float:
             def run_duration() -> float:
                 return time.monotonic() - start_monotonic
 
-        try_number = 1
+        poke_count = 1
         log_dag_id = self.dag.dag_id if self.has_dag() else ""
 
         xcom_value = None
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ def run_duration() -> float:
                 else:
                     raise AirflowSensorTimeout(message)
             if self.reschedule:
-                next_poke_interval = self._get_next_poke_interval(started_at, run_duration, try_number)
+                next_poke_interval = self._get_next_poke_interval(started_at, run_duration, poke_count)
                 reschedule_date = timezone.utcnow() + timedelta(seconds=next_poke_interval)
                 if _is_metadatabase_mysql() and reschedule_date > _MYSQL_TIMESTAMP_MAX:
                     raise AirflowSensorTimeout(
@@ -321,8 +321,8 @@ def run_duration() -> float:
                     )
                 raise AirflowRescheduleException(reschedule_date)
             else:
-                time.sleep(self._get_next_poke_interval(started_at, run_duration, try_number))
-                try_number += 1
+                time.sleep(self._get_next_poke_interval(started_at, run_duration, poke_count))
+                poke_count += 1
         self.log.info("Success criteria met. Exiting.")
         return xcom_value
 
@@ -338,17 +338,17 @@ def _get_next_poke_interval(
         self,
         started_at: datetime.datetime | float,
         run_duration: Callable[[], float],
-        try_number: int,
+        poke_count: int,
     ) -> float:
         """Use similar logic which is used for exponential backoff retry delay for operators."""
         if not self.exponential_backoff:
             return self.poke_interval
 
         # The value of min_backoff should always be greater than or equal to 1.
-        min_backoff = max(int(self.poke_interval * (2 ** (try_number - 2))), 1)
+        min_backoff = max(int(self.poke_interval * (2 ** (poke_count - 2))), 1)
 
         run_hash = int(
-            hashlib.sha1(f"{self.dag_id}#{self.task_id}#{started_at}#{try_number}".encode()).hexdigest(),
+            hashlib.sha1(f"{self.dag_id}#{self.task_id}#{started_at}#{poke_count}".encode()).hexdigest(),
             16,
         )
         modded_hash = min_backoff + run_hash % min_backoff