dry run
noun
Examples of dry run in a Sentence
We did a dry run of the experiment.
After several dry runs, she was ready to give the speech.
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The amount of work this takes to pull off is staggering to think about — the preceding episodes feel almost like dry runs to prove something as complicated as this could actually be pulled off.
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
That dry run lasted almost two years while the animators refined their process.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2012
Connor Norby’s first extended run at the MLB level last season was a dry run of sorts.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
And naturally, the nightmare of sitting under the bleachers next to Michaels as one of your babies falls flat on its face during the Saturday-night dry run is like a devastating body blow to the ego.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
That dry run lasted almost two years while the animators refined their process.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2012
Connor Norby’s first extended run at the MLB level last season was a dry run of sorts.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
And naturally, the nightmare of sitting under the bleachers next to Michaels as one of your babies falls flat on its face during the Saturday-night dry run is like a devastating body blow to the ego.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dry run
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“Dry run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20run. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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