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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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.
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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
The world’s very first marathon race—a trial run for the upcoming Games to select which Greeks would compete—took place in Greece on March 10, 1896; Charilaos Vasilakos won in three hours and 18 minutes.
—Joshua Benton, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2024
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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
The world’s very first marathon race—a trial run for the upcoming Games to select which Greeks would compete—took place in Greece on March 10, 1896; Charilaos Vasilakos won in three hours and 18 minutes.
—Joshua Benton, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2024
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“Trial run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20run. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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