on a trial basis
idiom
: for a short period of time in order to try something out
I'm using the product on a trial basis.
Examples of on a trial basis in a Sentence
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Spotify has launched learning courses on its platform on a trial basis in the U.K. as part of its latest strategy to diversify beyond music streaming.
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Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 27 Mar. 2024
This upcoming season and on a trial basis, the 10 members of the coverage team will line up at the receiving team’s 40-yard line, while the kicker will kick off from his 35-yard line, like usual.
—Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
General Mills, a century-old giant in the food industry, opened four Betty Crocker Tree House Restaurants across the country in 1971 on a trial basis.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
The Kansas State High School Activities Association executive board approved a 35-second shot clock on a trial basis for the 2024-25 school year.
—The Indianapolis Star, 15 Jan. 2024
City employees conducted community surveys and worked with the city’s Arts Commission to develop the room themes, which will be used on a trial basis the first year the center is open.
Rooms 1 and 2 will be the visual arts areas.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Nov. 2023
The fee will be rolled out on a trial basis mainly during spring bank holidays and summer weekends when the city is at its most crowded.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2023
The new rule is in place on a trial basis for the 2023 season.
—Dan Labbe, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2023
The fee will be implemented on a trial basis mainly during spring bank holidays and summer weekends when the city is at its most crowded.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2023
Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 27 Mar. 2024
This upcoming season and on a trial basis, the 10 members of the coverage team will line up at the receiving team’s 40-yard line, while the kicker will kick off from his 35-yard line, like usual.
—Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
General Mills, a century-old giant in the food industry, opened four Betty Crocker Tree House Restaurants across the country in 1971 on a trial basis.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
The Kansas State High School Activities Association executive board approved a 35-second shot clock on a trial basis for the 2024-25 school year.
—The Indianapolis Star, 15 Jan. 2024
City employees conducted community surveys and worked with the city’s Arts Commission to develop the room themes, which will be used on a trial basis the first year the center is open.
Rooms 1 and 2 will be the visual arts areas.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Nov. 2023
The fee will be rolled out on a trial basis mainly during spring bank holidays and summer weekends when the city is at its most crowded.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2023
The new rule is in place on a trial basis for the 2023 season.
—Dan Labbe, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2023
The fee will be implemented on a trial basis mainly during spring bank holidays and summer weekends when the city is at its most crowded.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2023
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