dry run

Think of PopVote as a dry run for free and fair elections in the future.

On December 9, Loewen allegedly conducted a dry run, confirming that he could gain access to the tarmac.

As a dry run for her trip to Europe, the Thailand visit was added to her program at the last minute.

"It didn't seem so much like a dry run as a bid for publicity," Hoffman said.

An earlier attempt to invade the Billings home—which may have been only a “dry run”—was made after dark, according to the suspect.

It was an unpainted square cottage and stood bare on the sod at the edge of Dry Run ravine.

Would practice without actually firing the weapon be helpful—that is, a dry-run practice?

Could you give us an estimate of how much time they used in this dry-run practice, each?

The rain ceased, as usual, before we had gone far, and we had a clear dry run until luncheon.

Unfortunately, however, for the inhabitants the Dry Run has frequently become very wet.