Examples of trial run in a Sentence
They will put the software through many trial runs before putting it on the market.
We will have to give the machine a trial run.
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Some companies cite data from animal or pilot studies (which are considered trial runs in research).
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Korin Miller, SELF, 6 Mar. 2026
Boeing did so for the first time in June 2024, on a two-person trial run called Crew Flight Test (CFT).
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Students consider this year a bit of a trial run.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
Name what feels safe and consider a trial run of something that doesn’t seem too dangerous.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
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Korin Miller, SELF, 6 Mar. 2026
Boeing did so for the first time in June 2024, on a two-person trial run called Crew Flight Test (CFT).
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Students consider this year a bit of a trial run.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
Name what feels safe and consider a trial run of something that doesn’t seem too dangerous.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Trial run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20run. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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