dress rehearsal
noun
1
: a full rehearsal (as of a play) in costume and with stage properties shortly before the first performance
2
: a practice exercise for something to come : dry run
Examples of dress rehearsal in a Sentence
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The mission, which saw Stafford and Cernan take a luna lander within nine miles of the moon's surface, was a dress rehearsal for Apollo 11's historic moon landing two months later.
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Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
This rocket underwent a wet dress rehearsal on July 18 and was supposed to ignite its Vulcain engine briefly.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2023
To be fair to Gardner, only some of the prosthetics made their way into the dress rehearsal of the sketch.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
His wife saw the funny side Before the sun had even risen, the 36-year-old was out on the course’s driving range with his wedge, sending shot after shot towards a flag in a dress rehearsal of the do-or-die attempt to come.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
In new photos shared by her fiancé, Golden Bachelor’s Gerry Turner, the bride-to-be rocked a glamorous look for what appears to be an intimate dress rehearsal dinner with Turner and their blended family ahead of the couple's live Jan. 4 wedding on ABC.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2024
Meyers noted that the sketch still made the show despite not playing particularly well at dress rehearsal.
—EW.com, 5 Mar. 2024
Many fans at Arrowhead Stadium for tonight's Kansas City Chiefs-Miami Dolphins playoff game spent part of the day doing a dress rehearsal.
—NBC News, 14 Jan. 2024
All four came into the tournament with fewer than 10 international caps; for them the 12-team, 19-day Gold Cup was an important dress rehearsal.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
This rocket underwent a wet dress rehearsal on July 18 and was supposed to ignite its Vulcain engine briefly.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2023
To be fair to Gardner, only some of the prosthetics made their way into the dress rehearsal of the sketch.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
His wife saw the funny side Before the sun had even risen, the 36-year-old was out on the course’s driving range with his wedge, sending shot after shot towards a flag in a dress rehearsal of the do-or-die attempt to come.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
In new photos shared by her fiancé, Golden Bachelor’s Gerry Turner, the bride-to-be rocked a glamorous look for what appears to be an intimate dress rehearsal dinner with Turner and their blended family ahead of the couple's live Jan. 4 wedding on ABC.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2024
Meyers noted that the sketch still made the show despite not playing particularly well at dress rehearsal.
—EW.com, 5 Mar. 2024
Many fans at Arrowhead Stadium for tonight's Kansas City Chiefs-Miami Dolphins playoff game spent part of the day doing a dress rehearsal.
—NBC News, 14 Jan. 2024
All four came into the tournament with fewer than 10 international caps; for them the 12-team, 19-day Gold Cup was an important dress rehearsal.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Dress rehearsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dress%20rehearsal. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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