trial run

noun

: a testing exercise : experiment

Examples of trial run in a Sentence

They will put the software through many trial runs before putting it on the market. We will have to give the machine a trial run.
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The performance read more like a trial run for her upcoming stadium tour with Kendrick Lamar than a Christmastime jam, but honestly? Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024 It was thought to be a trial run for bombs on flights to the U.S. Moscow is also suspected of being behind arson attacks in Poland, the UK, the Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania and Latvia. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024 This Bliss trial run is actually a trial run of his true loyalties. Andy Andersen, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024 The two did a trial run together in the days leading up to Mears’ hiring. Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 7 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for trial run 

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of trial run was in 1903

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“Trial run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20run. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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