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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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.
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Joshua Benton, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2024
And that officially started with Thursday night’s preseason opener at MetLife Stadium, a trial run for the new setup in a pivotal season.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
That adds to the theory that the cyberattacks were only trial runs, practice for when the capability to shut down a power grid would actually offer Russia a strategic or tactical advantage.
—Rob Knake, Foreign Affairs, 19 July 2018
In 2006, the airline abandoned a plan to assign seats after a trial run and customer surveys revealed that travelers preferred open seating.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
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Joshua Benton, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2024
And that officially started with Thursday night’s preseason opener at MetLife Stadium, a trial run for the new setup in a pivotal season.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
That adds to the theory that the cyberattacks were only trial runs, practice for when the capability to shut down a power grid would actually offer Russia a strategic or tactical advantage.
—Rob Knake, Foreign Affairs, 19 July 2018
In 2006, the airline abandoned a plan to assign seats after a trial run and customer surveys revealed that travelers preferred open seating.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
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“Trial run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20run. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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