test run
noun
: an occurrence in which a product or procedure is tried in order to see if it works correctly
a test run of new software
Examples of test run in a Sentence
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More broadly, the team said the review brought some new details to light, including more discussion about the possible bombing test run.
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Compiled Bydemocrat Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 16 Apr. 2024
The numbers in the first test run [November 2022] were not as good as the second time [June 2023].
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2024
Mina says the couple used Turkey Day as a test run for how to handle the situation.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
Many counties saw Tuesday's presidential preference election and other recent small elections as a test run for those larger events, which will be headlined by the races for the White House and U.S. Senate.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2024
The performance functioned as something of a test run for Green Day’s forthcoming headlining tour.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024
The challenge to Griffin had been a test run for Trump opponents who successfully argued to the Colorado Supreme Court last year that Trump is disqualified from the presidency by that same Civil War era provision.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
That's not as big of a problem with the glass and ceramics collection — a key reason museum staff chose those items to test run their processes.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2024
During one test run, wind blew my baseball cap off three times.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
Compiled Bydemocrat Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 16 Apr. 2024
The numbers in the first test run [November 2022] were not as good as the second time [June 2023].
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2024
Mina says the couple used Turkey Day as a test run for how to handle the situation.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
Many counties saw Tuesday's presidential preference election and other recent small elections as a test run for those larger events, which will be headlined by the races for the White House and U.S. Senate.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2024
The performance functioned as something of a test run for Green Day’s forthcoming headlining tour.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024
The challenge to Griffin had been a test run for Trump opponents who successfully argued to the Colorado Supreme Court last year that Trump is disqualified from the presidency by that same Civil War era provision.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
That's not as big of a problem with the glass and ceramics collection — a key reason museum staff chose those items to test run their processes.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2024
During one test run, wind blew my baseball cap off three times.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
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“Test run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/test%20run. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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