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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Mulaney’s latest television project premiered last night on Netflix after something of a trial run last May. Emma Specter, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025 The Rising Stars tournament represented a trial run. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025 But Donovan emphasized that Saturday will be only the first game of a trial run to see how this new-look roster — most importantly, without LaVine — will operate. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025 In the world of network television, a pilot is used as something of a trial run for the series itself. Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trial run

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 26 Mar. 2025.

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