How to Use trial in a Sentence

trial

1 of 2 noun
  • He did not get a fair trial.
  • He testified at the trial.
  • She is awaiting trial on charges of assault.
  • Cold winters can be a trial for older people.
  • Early trials have shown that the treatment has some serious side effects.
  • Recovering from her injury was a real trial of strength.
  • I know I was a bit of a trial to my parents when I was a teenager.
  • On the first day of the trial, Hitler gave a speech that lasted over three hours.
    Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The hearing will mark the first time the government and defense have met in court since the end of the first trial.
    Jeff Burlew, USA TODAY, 16 May 2023
  • The prosecutors brought out their big guns in week two of the trial.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 15 Oct. 2023
  • He had been scheduled to go to trial on Nov. 27 before the plea agreement.
    Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
  • He is scheduled to face trial on at least some of those charges at the end of November.
    CBS News, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Tune in to find out and watch the movie for free with a free trial of Hallmark Channel on Philo.
    oregonlive, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The first line of the 2014 document was also used in the trial by another of their lawyers, Craig Smith.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
  • The trial also focused on the 2019 death of Tammy Daybell.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 12 May 2023
  • The streamer has a free trial, which only lasts for five days, but that’s more than enough to catch a few playoff games.
    Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Sign up for a 30-day free trial and get two free audiobooks.
    Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2024
  • If the two sides can’t agree, the process might take years, possibly including a trial.
    Luz Lazo, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The gag order became an issue at the trial again on Wednesday.
    Graham Kates, CBS News, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Goodman pointed out that the rapper had picked up the charges while out on bond awaiting trial in a 2022 Broward case.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2024
  • This letter was kind of the final letter that there was going to be a trial or some kind of something.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 24 July 2023
  • What Happens Next: Families are awaiting a trial date in the case.
    Mike Baker, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The New York trial in the hush money case scheduled for the middle of the Republican primaries.
    ABC News, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The novel ends with what appears to be her opening statement at trial.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Stream the Billy Joel concert special online free with a 7-day free trial to Paramount+ here.
    Tim Chan, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Thus far, the researcher said this week, the approach has slowed amino acid buildup for trial participants.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2023
  • People who watched the trial intently were most upset with the verdict, Tilley said.
    John Wagner The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Sweeney is also expected to take the witness stand during the trial.
    Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Kaitlin Armstrong enters the courtroom to hear the verdict in her murder trial Thursday in Austin, Texas.
    Rebeccah Glaser, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Sign up for a 30-day free trial and get two free audiobooks (including Masters of the Air).
    Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2024
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trial

2 of 2 adjective
  • If you choose to use the software beyond the 30-day free trial period, you are required to pay for it.
  • Since April the two sides have been locked in a lengthy pre-trial hearing .
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2021
  • The suspects in the case are due back in court for pre-trial hearings next month.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Earlier in the week, Heard’s team lost its bid to toss Depp’s suit at the mid-trial mark.
    Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2022
  • The court set dates of Feb. 16 and March 6 for a status update and pre-trial motions.
    Variety, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2023
  • He has been held in pre-trial detention for 10 months and faces up to six years in prison.
    Jo-Ann Mort, The New Republic, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Gil Cabrera, the lawyer for BayWa, said that portion of the award will be the part of post-trial motions.
    Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Lewis is due back in court for a pre-trial hearing later this month.
    Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 14 July 2022
  • Daniliuk’s due back in court on Oct. 19 for a pre-trial hearing, records show.
    Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Musk lost a few key pre-trial rulings in the Delaware court.
    Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Griner faces up to 10 years in prison, and is being held in pre-trial detention.
    Marisa Dellatto, Forbes, 2 June 2022
  • The Texas verdict on Tuesday represents the first post-trial loss for Jones.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The remaining suspects in the case have pleaded not guilty and are due back in court Sept. 20 for a pre-trial hearing.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2022
  • The role of the church has been hotly contested in pre-trial proceedings.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 18 Oct. 2022
  • All of the defendants are scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 2 for a pre-trial hearing.
    Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 25 July 2022
  • Roiland, who pleaded not guilty, was in court for a pre-trial hearing on Jan. 12.
    Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2023
  • That issue will be litigated in the weeks ahead, and then the judge will deal with the question of bond and pre-trial release.
    Bill Donahue, Billboard, 23 May 2022
  • Many of them have already been held in pre-trial custody for nearly two years.
    Brittyn Clennett, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2023
  • He is expected to return to court on Nov. 30 for a pre-trial hearing.
    Camilo Fonseca, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Both sides are due in court Thursday morning for a pre-trial hearing.
    Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2022
  • His bail is reported to be the largest pre-trial bond ever issued.
    Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Pre-trial hearings in the cases are scheduled for later this month.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Martinez is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 7 for a pre-trial hearing.
    Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 14 Jan. 2022
  • The most recent court record in the case, dated this past Friday, showed a pre-trial hearing scheduled for the case for Tuesday.
    Jane Morice | Jmorice@cleveland.com, cleveland, 16 Jan. 2022
  • The area where the bugs were planted was in Department 6 in Vista, a courtroom used for pre-trial hearings and no trials.
    Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2021
  • The hip hop artist, whose legal name is Bill Kahan Kapri, has to take drug tests as part of his pre-trial release program.
    Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2023
  • She was scheduled to speak in person but was ordered by a judge not to leave the state and turn over her passport as part of her pre-trial release.
    Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Mar. 2022
  • It could even be used to trial potential treatments, rather than testing them on the patient—a process that can be filled with risk.
    Grace Browne, Wired, 15 Feb. 2022
  • The juror failed to make the disclosure during a pre-trial questionnaire.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 2 May 2022
  • One day in pre-trial detention will be counted as 1.5 days in prison, so the basketball star will have to serve around eight years in prison.
    Chron, 25 Oct. 2022

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