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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The Club World Cup, which is serving as a trial run for the 2026 World Cup taking place across North America, has never reached the height of FIFA’s most popular competition.
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Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2025
On one hand, that means pushing the school’s equipment past its limits (which, in the latest trial run, caused an on-campus explosion).
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 June 2025
Team employees moved into the Crimson Park Apartments a half-hour south of the city, in Norman, and team operations were run out of a Sheraton hotel a block from the arena in what became a trial run to gauge the city’s readiness to support a major-league team.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 June 2025
The tournament is serving as a trial run for FIFA to master the quality of its playing surfaces ahead of the men’s World Cup next year.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 14 June 2025
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Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2025
On one hand, that means pushing the school’s equipment past its limits (which, in the latest trial run, caused an on-campus explosion).
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 June 2025
Team employees moved into the Crimson Park Apartments a half-hour south of the city, in Norman, and team operations were run out of a Sheraton hotel a block from the arena in what became a trial run to gauge the city’s readiness to support a major-league team.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 June 2025
The tournament is serving as a trial run for FIFA to master the quality of its playing surfaces ahead of the men’s World Cup next year.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 14 June 2025
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“Trial run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20run. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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