shakedown

Example Sentences

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Williams driver Alexander Albon fears missing the Barcelona shakedown last month has left his team clawing to make up lost ground to its main rivals in the build-up on the new Formula One season.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Racing Bulls gave their 2026 car a brief shakedown at a private test at a wet Imola on Tuesday.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

Apparently, the easiest shakedown targets are single people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

It strikes me that there’s a parallel to his shakedown of the law firms.

From Slate • Jul. 26, 2025

In the spring of 1995, the same team had traveled to Alaska to climb Mount McKinley as a shakedown for the attempt on Everest in 1996.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer