How to Use rehearse in a Sentence

rehearse

verb
  • The band stayed up late rehearsing for the big show.
  • He rehearsed his dance moves in front of the mirror.
  • We were allowed to watch the director rehearse the dancers.
  • The orchestra is rehearsing a piece by Schumann.
  • Getting to rehearse with the band for the first time was easy.
    Kolby Cooper, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2022
  • This week, Dudamel and the L.A. Phil met to rehearse the show.
    Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2021
  • Does the scope of this show mean he’s been rehearsing with the L.A. Phil?
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
  • The first school number took about a week just to rehearse.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2023
  • In the back, an acting class rehearsed on a small stage.
    Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 4 Oct. 2019
  • Dancers must be available to rehearse from 9 to 11 a.m.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Michael could come to work and just know how to hit those marks and do that line, and rehearse and show up.
    Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The choir was rehearsing songs about Jesus on the cross and death.
    Zach Horrall, Indianapolis Star, 29 June 2019
  • Mundruczó did not rehearse the scene, save for one walk-through, which Loeb filmed on his iPhone.
    Hillary Kelly, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2021
  • The whole cast got to rehearse on this film, which doesn't happen a lot these days.
    Ed Symkus, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2020
  • The actors had to rehearse via video call before the shoot.
    Martin Dale, Variety, 15 Feb. 2022
  • Don’t just rehearse the same old scripts; send some notes to the writers’ room.
    Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2023
  • As the models rehearse the show, Aldridge offers her tips and tricks to the camera.
    Sarah Spellings, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2021
  • The play was cast, rehearsed, and produced in three weeks from start to finish.
    Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Dancers must be available to rehearse from 9 to 11 a.m.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2021
  • The Nazz would rehearse at the Spears' house on Dunlap Avenue.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 22 Sep. 2021
  • Each scene was blocked and rehearsed in advance to map out where and how the camera should move.
    Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Buddy Guy is maybe just a year or two too old to need to rehearse to play blues.
    Bart Bull, SPIN, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The Rockettes rehearse six hours a day, six days a week, and can perform up to four shows in a day.
    Kate Bennis, Good Housekeeping, 20 Dec. 2018
  • The interpreters can only be paid for 30 hours of work and don't get to rehearse with the cast.
    Pat Eaton-Robb, courant.com, 12 June 2019
  • As the girls rehearsed, I was struck by both their skill and the emptiness of what they were being asked to do with it.
    Alex Barasch, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Was there time to rehearse? Page: No, [laughs] and that was the part that was fascinating to me.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Sep. 2023
  • If Noah didn’t get to rehearse then Fritz should have performed by his room too to make this equal and fair.
    Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 9 May 2022
  • And having to rehearse, and getting it right — couldn’t get ‘em off, couldn’t get ‘em on!
    Mary Sollosi, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Roxane Stojanov were rehearsing on a floor that is tilted just slightly at a 5 percent incline.
    Elliott Verdier, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Various cast members weren’t able to rehearse at the same frequency as some began to re-enter the work force, with others dropping out or switching to smaller roles to ensure the show could go on.
    Barry Levitt, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025

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