trial run

noun

: a testing exercise : experiment

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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But Donovan emphasized that Saturday will be only the first game of a trial run to see how this new-look roster — most importantly, without LaVine — will operate. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025 In the world of network television, a pilot is used as something of a trial run for the series itself. Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2025 Tiffani and Eleanor are a great example of who the class is for, said Smith-Hodge, who did a six-month trial run of the class for the Child Abuse Prevention Council over 15 years ago, and continues to teach the classes today. Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024 The Padres view Sullivan as a valuable resource as the team begins to wrap its head around the ABS challenge system that will receive a trial run in spring training games this year. Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for trial run

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trial run was in 1903

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“Trial run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trial%20run. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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