How to Use trial run in a Sentence

trial run

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  • We will have to give the machine a trial run.
  • They will put the software through many trial runs before putting it on the market.
  • But that came after lots of trial runs ahead of the big day.
    — Abby Gardner, Glamour, 7 May 2019
  • Once that trial runs out, users can lock in a $5/month rate for their first year.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2020
  • This trial run convinced the trio that their idea could work.
    — Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2021
  • Andres Picon has more on the trial run and the district's effort to stop the spread of the virus.
    — ExpressNews.com, 23 Sep. 2020
  • Go for a day hike with a full overnight backpack as a trial run, and bring your dog.
    — Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2020
  • The league can use the season as a trial run and then vote to make the moves permanent, per Arnovitz.
    — Michael Shapiro, SI.com, 26 June 2019
  • Ahead of the March on Washington, Gordy and Motown got a trial run in their own neck of the woods.
    — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 28 Aug. 2020
  • In a trial run, Shauna takes yellow lab Cooper out to the yard, and the two hit it off.
    — Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The couple visited the city over the summer for a trial run.
    — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 18 July 2023
  • If a month feels too long, embark on a shorter trial run.
    — TIME, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Once Soto does what the Tigers are asking, Hinch is prepared to give him a trial run.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2021
  • If a trial run doesn’t work, don’t get mad with them; learn and support them in some other choice or path.
    — Katherine Dunn, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2020
  • Short-distance trial runs showed these crafts were slow and that currents pulled them off-course.
    — Dennis Normile, Science | AAAS, 2 July 2019
  • Parsons suggested that be used to do a trial run of the new hosting process.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2023
  • When the trial run is done, Monzani’s team reveals which of the signals were placebos.
    — Ryan Bradley, Popular Science, 27 Oct. 2020
  • An earlier mission in May, Demo-2, was the first crewed test flight, as well as the final trial run.
    — Alexander William Salter, National Review, 20 Nov. 2020
  • Seelhoff said the program will have its first trial run next year in the West African nation of Sierra Leone.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2021
  • Do a trial run with a small amount of Epsom salt first or place some salt on your skin to see if there’s a reaction.
    — Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2022
  • In some ways a trial run for what was coming in September.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 23 Sep. 2020
  • The teams led a trial run this week to prepare, according to the Grand Prairie Fire Department.
    — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 29 Jan. 2021
  • The goal would be to produce two prototypes by 2028 for testing and trial runs.
    — Vanessa Arredondo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Manager Joe Maddon said the game was a trial run to keep their options with Ohtani open.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2021
  • Twitter is giving the feature a trial run in Brazil and based on the results, Fleets could spread to the rest of the company's userbase.
    — Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2020
  • The three men agreed to sign Messi in 2000 after the young teen impressed coaches and staff during a two-week trial run in Barcelona.
    — TIME, 31 Jan. 2024
  • That program is the midst of a trial run and most likely would not have applied to Tuesday’s 911 call about Watson.
    — Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2021
  • That will help show how useful this trial run of pre-storm analysis was.
    — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2018
  • SpaceX managed to double the length of the flight during November’s trial run.
    — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024
  • As life slowed down during the pandemic, some companies did trial runs of shorter summer work weeks.
    — Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024

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