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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Our trial run at the indoor ski school near our house ended in tears, and my attempts to shepherd her down the bunny slope using a hula hoop was also a disaster. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024 Consider these warning signs from other states: Officials in Mohave County, Ariz., decided against hand-counting ballots for this year after the elections chief ran a trial run last year with just 850 ballots. Philip Elliott, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024 However, the pop-up stores could be a trial run for a larger presence in years to come. Bychris Morris, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024 Do a trial run by watering for a count of ten, and then wait a minute before checking how deeply the water penetrated with your finger. Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2024 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 13 Nov. 2024.

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