dry run
noun
Examples of dry run in a Sentence
We did a dry run of the experiment.
After several dry runs, she was ready to give the speech.
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If the San Diego Street Race comes to fruition for 2026, whether as a competitive event or supplanting Chicago, the forecast for a dry run is likely much brighter.
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
And prosecutors say that's important, because during that time — a month before the murders — was Chandler's dry run for the killings.
—Ruth Chenetz, CBS News, 31 May 2025
Yet Saboteur never plays like a dry run for North by Northwest.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
So, Mother Nature is giving us a 10-day dry run to prepare.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
And prosecutors say that's important, because during that time — a month before the murders — was Chandler's dry run for the killings.
—Ruth Chenetz, CBS News, 31 May 2025
Yet Saboteur never plays like a dry run for North by Northwest.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
So, Mother Nature is giving us a 10-day dry run to prepare.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
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“Dry run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20run. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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