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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Major League Baseball began testing ABS in the minor leagues in ’21, and gave it a trial run at several Cactus and Grapefruit League ballparks during spring training this year.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 16 July 2025
The 47th president experienced a trial run as the 45th.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Tesla did the trial run with 10 vehicles in the a neighborhood called South Congress, reported Reuters.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 24 June 2025
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.
—Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2025
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 16 July 2025
The 47th president experienced a trial run as the 45th.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Tesla did the trial run with 10 vehicles in the a neighborhood called South Congress, reported Reuters.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 24 June 2025
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.
—Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for trial run
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“Trial run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20run. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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