dress rehearsal
Example Sentences
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One set is given by a jury of music industry professionals after watching the second dress rehearsal.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
He could get a dress rehearsal opening the batting for England Lions in two fixtures against South Africa A in May.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
The mishaps during a run-through that the US space agency calls a "wet dress rehearsal" dashed hopes that the mission around the Moon could launch as soon as Sunday.
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
Over the next several days, engineers and technicians will focus on readying Artemis II for a wet dress rehearsal.
From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2026
Apollo 9 was the first test flight of the lunar module, in earth orbit, and Apollo 10 was to be a dress rehearsal in lunar orbit, involving a rendezvous but not a landing.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
