How to Use trial run in a Sentence

trial run

noun

• We will have to give the machine a trial run.
• They will put the software through many trial runs before putting it on the market.
• The massive ship, which made its trial run last week from France, cost $1.1 billion to make and took over two and a half years to build.
  — Kari Costas, ELLE Decor, 14 Mar. 2016
• But that came after lots of trial runs ahead of the big day.
  — Abby Gardner, Glamour, 7 May 2019
• This marked the first of a seven-game trial run to see how the fans and the policies would work.
  — Peter Dawson, star-telegram, 2 May 2018
• Once that trial runs out, users can lock in a $5/month rate for their first year.
  — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2020
• This trial run convinced the trio that their idea could work.
  — Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2021
• Andres Picon has more on the trial run and the district's effort to stop the spread of the virus.
  — ExpressNews.com, 23 Sep. 2020
• Go for a day hike with a full overnight backpack as a trial run, and bring your dog.
  — Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2020
• The league can use the season as a trial run and then vote to make the moves permanent, per Arnovitz.
  — Michael Shapiro, SI.com, 26 June 2019
• Ahead of the March on Washington, Gordy and Motown got a trial run in their own neck of the woods.
  — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 28 Aug. 2020
• That was a bit of a trial run for the larger event in September.
  — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 June 2024
• In a trial run, Shauna takes yellow lab Cooper out to the yard, and the two hit it off.
  — Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2022
• This is a great place for a trial run of any of the new Japanese cars from this update.
  — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 5 Feb. 2018
• The couple visited the city over the summer for a trial run.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 18 July 2023
• By the end of her first week, Tess lands on her feet with a trial run as a back waiter at a top restaurant in Union Square.
  — refinery29.com, 7 May 2018
• If a month feels too long, embark on a shorter trial run.
  — TIME, 27 Dec. 2023
• Once Soto does what the Tigers are asking, Hinch is prepared to give him a trial run.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2021
• If a trial run doesn’t work, don’t get mad with them; learn and support them in some other choice or path.
  — Katherine Dunn, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2020
• Kris, tempted by Kim’s blonde locks, has decided to give the icy-blonde look a trial run.
  — Mariah Smith, The Cut, 26 Feb. 2018
• Short-distance trial runs showed these crafts were slow and that currents pulled them off-course.
  — Dennis Normile, Science | AAAS, 2 July 2019
• Parsons suggested that be used to do a trial run of the new hosting process.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2023
• When the trial run is done, Monzani’s team reveals which of the signals were placebos.
  — Ryan Bradley, Popular Science, 27 Oct. 2020
• An earlier mission in May, Demo-2, was the first crewed test flight, as well as the final trial run.
  — Alexander William Salter, National Review, 20 Nov. 2020
• Seelhoff said the program will have its first trial run next year in the West African nation of Sierra Leone.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2021
• Do a trial run with a small amount of Epsom salt first or place some salt on your skin to see if there’s a reaction.
  — Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2022
• In some ways a trial run for what was coming in September.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 23 Sep. 2020
• The teams led a trial run this week to prepare, according to the Grand Prairie Fire Department.
  — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 29 Jan. 2021
• The goal would be to produce two prototypes by 2028 for testing and trial runs.
  — Vanessa Arredondo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2023
• Some 24 attractions have signed up to the initiative’s trial run, which will runs until August 11.
  — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 9 July 2024

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2024