How to Use rehearsal in a Sentence

rehearsal

noun
  • There are only three more rehearsals before the concert.
  • She was 15 minutes late to rehearsal.
  • If the right dancer is found, that artist must be in the U. S. in time for rehearsals.
    Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2023
  • And now the crew is like, is this the same guy who was at rehearsal?
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2022
  • But right from the first rehearsal, he was locked in with us.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 25 Mar. 2024
  • This first hot spell of the year was a rehearsal for the summer to come.
    Colson Whitehead, The New Yorker, 19 July 2021
  • But the cold didn’t seem to bother the dancers, who were in the third hour of a sweaty rehearsal.
    New York Times, 10 Jan. 2022
  • Even the first rehearsal, the Big Three and myself had to take a deep breath.
    Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 8 Mar. 2022
  • In their rehearsal, the boys’ voices soared and echoed off the chapel’s walls.
    New York Times, 22 Dec. 2020
  • Lilley thought: the man speaks like the books on his desk, the lines honed by rehearsal.
    Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2021
  • Zania steps in front of the guys in rehearsal and blows them both away.
    Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2021
  • The first rehearsal for the fall season is scheduled for Sept. 9.
    John S. Matuszak, cleveland, 1 Aug. 2023
  • No one bothered to check the gun in the church before the rehearsal, the lawsuit said.
    Meg Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2023
  • At the rehearsal, on Sep. 22, all the creative changes for the show’s comeback had been agreed.
    Alex Marshall, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2020
  • Eulich had set aside two weeks of rehearsal to work with Yeoh on the scene.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Apr. 2022
  • At the end of the rehearsal, Benny said: ‘See you tonight, Jerry.
    New York Times, 11 Oct. 2021
  • One by one, the mothers filled the seats, gearing up for rehearsal.
    Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Then, five days out, rehearsal moves to the Common where any passers-by can watch.
    Nicole Kagan, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2023
  • All the work is in the rehearsal (as the character herself says).
    Somtow Sucharitkul, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The metaphors flowed freely in Janos Szasz’s rehearsal room.
    Peter Marks, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Each loss is a reminder of the one that came before and a rehearsal for those yet to come.
    Maggie Doherty, The New Republic, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Videos from the dance rehearsal were shared by Bean on Wednesday.
    Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Well, with rehearsal, back in the old days there used to be four weeks, and now there’s only three.
    Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Michaels was relentless, and sent Belushi and Aykroyd to fetch her for the rehearsal.
    David Lee Simmons, NOLA.com, 8 Feb. 2021
  • North Korea has long claimed that the drills are a rehearsal for invasion.
    Soo-Hyang Choi, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
  • For city emergency planners, the marathon also serves as a rehearsal for the future.
    Michelle Edgar, Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Wendy’s wandering eye wrecks rehearsals.
    Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Visitors can watch the rehearsal or sing along.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
  • There weren't rehearsals, there was no prep.
    Samantha Highfill, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
  • At every rehearsal, Eliza's guide dog Zynga watches the action.
    David Wade, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026

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