trial run

Example Sentences

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If those items do well, he said Sweetgreen plans to expand the offerings beyond that trial run in the middle of the year.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

As it turned out, that game on 14 January provided Trubin with a trial run for his Champions League heroics.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

Perched on a bluff above the Mississippi River at the University of Minnesota, the museum was a trial run for Bilbao and Disney, without the help of advanced digital tools.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

The first draw is a trial run for a scheme that the city could extend, the official said, adding that there was an "ecological interest" in reusing burial plots.

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

I had been so lost in thinking about the dream that I hadn’t even felt him take my hand to start that trial run.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken