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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Buddy Guy is maybe just a year or two too old to need to rehearse to play blues.
    Bart Bull, SPIN, 10 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • So due to the lack of time to rehearse, where did your inspiration stem from?
    Essence, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The entirety of the Rolling Stones once spent five weeks there rehearsing.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Yes, a few shots were not made in the take that had been rehearsed, but Bythewood is happy with the results.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 July 2023
  • Players were expected to be in their seats and ready to rehearse on time.
    BostonGlobe.com, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Make and rehearse plans with him, so he isn’t always reduced to a puddle of tears.
    Washington Post, 5 May 2021
  • But rehearsing for the show has been anything but a horror show.
    Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The writers create the plays overnight and then the cast comes back together on Oct. 23 to rehearse ahead of the performance that evening.
    Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The production had hired a criminologist who rehearsed Bradley and another girl.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2024

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