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exercise, practice (also practise), run over
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Nixon had been ailing from a staph infection in his knee and came to the debate without rehearsing his responses. — Matt Schudel, Washington Post, "Sander Vanocur, TV journalist and panelist in Kennedy-Nixon debate, dies at 91," 17 Sep. 2019 The senator from California tried to reignite her stuck campaign with a few rehearsed one-liners, chiefly at Mr Trump’s expense. — Lexington | Washington, The Economist, "The third Democratic primary debate thins the field," 13 Sep. 2019 The offenders didn’t just rehearse the play, Hamilton said. — Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, "“This isn’t ‘Orange Is the New Black'”: Colorado inmates take theater production on tour," 11 Sep. 2019 The film became a cult favorite as an expression of the Beat philosophy of improvisation and spontaneity even though, as Leslie later revealed, it was planned and rehearsed. — Philip Gefter, New York Times, "Robert Frank Dies; Pivotal Documentary Photographer Was 94," 10 Sep. 2019 Medina Symphony Orchestra rehearses: Rehearsals begin at 7 p.m. Sept. 16 for the historic Medina Symphony Orchestra’s second concert of the year. — Sam Boyer, cleveland.com, "Community park gets a facelift: Whit & Whimsey," 6 Sep. 2019 There’s hopefully never … a feeling that I’m too rehearsed. — Elizabeth Nonemaker, baltimoresun.com, "Mixing Bach and improvisation, Juliana Soltis makes classical music different every time she performs," 6 Sep. 2019 Just two days earlier, the couple, their families and their bridal party spent two hours rehearsing at The Landing. — Nicole Brodeur, The Seattle Times, "Couples planning weddings jilted by owner of Seattle event venue," 24 July 2019 Morgan was 21 and rehearsing Aurora again when her once straight road began to fork. — Emily Dixon, CNN, "Doctors couldn't explain why an acclaimed ballet dancer was ill. Finally, she's resurrecting her career," 13 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rehearse.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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