How to Use trial in a Sentence

trial

1 of 2 noun
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  • Early trials have shown that the treatment has some serious side effects.
  • Recovering from her injury was a real trial of strength.
  • I know I was a bit of a trial to my parents when I was a teenager.
  • On the first day of the trial, Hitler gave a speech that lasted over three hours.
    — Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The hearing will mark the first time the government and defense have met in court since the end of the first trial.
    — Jeff Burlew, USA TODAY, 16 May 2023
  • The prosecutors brought out their big guns in week two of the trial.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 15 Oct. 2023
  • He had been scheduled to go to trial on Nov. 27 before the plea agreement.
    — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
  • He is scheduled to face trial on at least some of those charges at the end of November.
    — CBS News, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Tune in to find out and watch the movie for free with a free trial of Hallmark Channel on Philo.
    — oregonlive, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The first line of the 2014 document was also used in the trial by another of their lawyers, Craig Smith.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
  • The trial also focused on the 2019 death of Tammy Daybell.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 12 May 2023
  • The streamer has a free trial, which only lasts for five days, but that’s more than enough to catch a few playoff games.
    — Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Sign up for a 30-day free trial and get two free audiobooks.
    — Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2024
  • If the two sides can’t agree, the process might take years, possibly including a trial.
    — Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The gag order became an issue at the trial again on Wednesday.
    — Graham Kates, CBS News, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Goodman pointed out that the rapper had picked up the charges while out on bond awaiting trial in a 2022 Broward case.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2024
  • This letter was kind of the final letter that there was going to be a trial or some kind of something.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 24 July 2023
  • What Happens Next: Families are awaiting a trial date in the case.
    — Mike Baker, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The New York trial in the hush money case scheduled for the middle of the Republican primaries.
    — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The novel ends with what appears to be her opening statement at trial.
    — Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Thus far, the researcher said this week, the approach has slowed amino acid buildup for trial participants.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2023
  • People who watched the trial intently were most upset with the verdict, Tilley said.
    — John Wagner The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Sweeney is also expected to take the witness stand during the trial.
    — Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Kaitlin Armstrong enters the courtroom to hear the verdict in her murder trial Thursday in Austin, Texas.
    — Rebeccah Glaser, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Sign up for a 30-day free trial and get two free audiobooks (including Masters of the Air).
    — Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The first talc cases against J&J to go to trial in state court in Philadelphia are expected to start in the fall of 2024, plaintiffs’ lawyers say.
    — Jef Feeley, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2023
  • That’s on top of the $5 million a jury awarded Ms. Carroll in a related trial last year.
    — Michael R. Sisak, Jake Offenhartz, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The videos — seen publicly for the first time — are likely to be played again at Baldwin’s manslaughter trial in July.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Trump’s historic trial has led New York authorities to gird for the risk of violence.
    — The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The senator’s trial is scheduled to begin May 6 in Manhattan federal court.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
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trial

2 of 2 verb
  • And then there are countries like Spain, which has become the first country to trial a four-day workweek.
    — Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2021
  • On top of studying the dogs in the program, the Dog Aging Project will also trial potential anti-aging drugs.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 17 Aug. 2022
  • World Rugby is set to trial new smart ball technology at next month's live under-20 championship in South Africa.
    — Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 17 May 2023
  • In about three or four weeks, developers will trial the merge again on another test network to fully prepare for the high stakes real deal.
    — Taylor Locke, Fortune, 10 June 2022
  • Israel began to trial the transportation and delivery of the vaccine on Dec. 9 and launched its vaccine rollout on Dec. 19, more than a week before the European Union.
    — Annabelle Timsit, Quartz, 11 Jan. 2021
  • That something else looks like nothing Hart had ever seen before, at least not before Greenlight approached him with an offer to trial their new mite treatment on some of his colonies.
    — Time, 3 July 2023
  • Anyone with a Standard plan subscription will be able to trial the new features for free, which suggests using AI will require paying extra once the suite of tools comes out of beta.
    — Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 20 June 2023
  • The government statement said that New Zealand will also trial a program to allow some returning travelers to self-isolate at home between October and December this year.
    — Ben Westcott and Carly Walsh, CNN, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Perhaps more importantly, customers can also trial the low-impact philosophy popularized by the husband-and-wife duo at their West Hollywood gym.
    — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Herta believes an external brake or an entirely different braking system is possible for Wickens, who’d need to trial the system well before his full-fledged return to competition.
    — David Smith, Forbes, 29 May 2021
  • The University of Oxford will trial a new testing technology that aims to identify asymptomatic individuals with the coronavirus.
    — Tiago Ramos Alfaro, Bloomberg.com, 29 Oct. 2020
  • And then there are countries like Spain, which has become the first country to trial a four-day workweek.
    — Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2021
  • On top of studying the dogs in the program, the Dog Aging Project will also trial potential anti-aging drugs.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 17 Aug. 2022
  • World Rugby is set to trial new smart ball technology at next month's live under-20 championship in South Africa.
    — Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 17 May 2023
  • In about three or four weeks, developers will trial the merge again on another test network to fully prepare for the high stakes real deal.
    — Taylor Locke, Fortune, 10 June 2022
  • Israel began to trial the transportation and delivery of the vaccine on Dec. 9 and launched its vaccine rollout on Dec. 19, more than a week before the European Union.
    — Annabelle Timsit, Quartz, 11 Jan. 2021
  • That something else looks like nothing Hart had ever seen before, at least not before Greenlight approached him with an offer to trial their new mite treatment on some of his colonies.
    — Time, 3 July 2023
  • Anyone with a Standard plan subscription will be able to trial the new features for free, which suggests using AI will require paying extra once the suite of tools comes out of beta.
    — Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 20 June 2023
  • The government statement said that New Zealand will also trial a program to allow some returning travelers to self-isolate at home between October and December this year.
    — Ben Westcott and Carly Walsh, CNN, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Perhaps more importantly, customers can also trial the low-impact philosophy popularized by the husband-and-wife duo at their West Hollywood gym.
    — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Herta believes an external brake or an entirely different braking system is possible for Wickens, who’d need to trial the system well before his full-fledged return to competition.
    — David Smith, Forbes, 29 May 2021
  • The University of Oxford will trial a new testing technology that aims to identify asymptomatic individuals with the coronavirus.
    — Tiago Ramos Alfaro, Bloomberg.com, 29 Oct. 2020
  • And then there are countries like Spain, which has become the first country to trial a four-day workweek.
    — Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2021
  • On top of studying the dogs in the program, the Dog Aging Project will also trial potential anti-aging drugs.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 17 Aug. 2022
  • World Rugby is set to trial new smart ball technology at next month's live under-20 championship in South Africa.
    — Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 17 May 2023
  • In about three or four weeks, developers will trial the merge again on another test network to fully prepare for the high stakes real deal.
    — Taylor Locke, Fortune, 10 June 2022
  • Israel began to trial the transportation and delivery of the vaccine on Dec. 9 and launched its vaccine rollout on Dec. 19, more than a week before the European Union.
    — Annabelle Timsit, Quartz, 11 Jan. 2021
  • That something else looks like nothing Hart had ever seen before, at least not before Greenlight approached him with an offer to trial their new mite treatment on some of his colonies.
    — Time, 3 July 2023
  • Anyone with a Standard plan subscription will be able to trial the new features for free, which suggests using AI will require paying extra once the suite of tools comes out of beta.
    — Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 20 June 2023
  • The government statement said that New Zealand will also trial a program to allow some returning travelers to self-isolate at home between October and December this year.
    — Ben Westcott and Carly Walsh, CNN, 11 Aug. 2021

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