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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Once the sniffer rats had mastered their contraband-detecting behaviors in a laboratory setting, researchers took them out into the real world for a trial run. —

Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for trial run