dress rehearsal
Example Sentences
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But Qatar was largely a dress rehearsal for this summer, when the World Cup will return to the U.S. for the first time in 32 years.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
“They did a whole series of exercises to try and get together a full-scale dress rehearsal of what D-day would be,” Maras says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 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
That was not unusual for a dress rehearsal, in Volpe’s experience, but also no cause for great optimism.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
