TRIAL in a Sentence

Learn TRIAL from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
302 example sentences for TRIAL, such as:
1. He is in custody awaiting trial.
2. The man was on trial for killing sb.
3. The variable weather is a great trial to me.
4. The prisoner was brought to court for trial.
5. A fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of TRIAL
trial
 n.  (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications
 n.  the act of undergoing testing
Classic Sentence: (172 in 12 pages)
1  But even that is nothing for you to worry about when you consider that there's nothing hanging on the outcome of this trial, and that, whatever the verdict, I will just laugh at it.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Three In the empty Courtroom - The Student - The ...
2  s uncle from continually asking questions about the trial.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Six K.'s uncle - Leni
3  s arm and stopped asking questions with such urgency about the trial, they walked on for a while in silence.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Six K.'s uncle - Leni
4  I'll still help you, of course I will, only now, now that the trial is already underway, it makes it very difficult.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Six K.'s uncle - Leni
5  You say that the family will also be affected by this trial; I really can't see how, but that's beside the point and I'm quite willing to follow your instructions in all of this.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Six K.'s uncle - Leni
6  could protest at his uncle's belief that the trial was a great disgrace.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Six K.'s uncle - Leni
7  s uncle had already told the lawyer about the trial.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Six K.'s uncle - Leni
8  with a smile, "but she does have one major advantage over you, she knows nothing about my trial, and even if she did she wouldn't think about it."
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Six K.'s uncle - Leni
9  He was no longer able to get the thought of the trial out of his head.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Seven Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
10  should not forget that the trial would not be public, if the court deems it necessary it can be made public but there is no law that says it has to be.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Seven Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
11  That is the only way the progress of the trial can be influenced, hardly noticeable at first, it's true, but from then on it becomes more and more visible.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Seven Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
12  If the trial is mentioned, even just in passing, it's quite obvious that he's ignoring it.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Seven Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
13  Client and trial are both simply taken away from the lawyer; and then even contact with the court officials won't help, however good they are, as they don't know anything themselves.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Seven Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
14  He no longer felt the contempt for the trial that he had had earlier.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Seven Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
15  In short, he no longer had any choice whether he would accept the trial or turn it down, he was in the middle of it and had to defend himself.
The Trial By Franz Kafka
Context  Highlight   In Chapter Seven Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
Example Sentence: (130 in 9 pages)
1  He described the detention without trial of political opponents as a cowardly act.
2  They floated the trial balloon of actually cutting Social Security.
3  It's unbelievable that they have permitted this trial to go ahead.
4  A fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial.
5  An attorney representing a client before a court helps to make the trial fair, but the attorney is not neutral.
6  Most criminal cases are therefore settled without trial by the process of plea bargaining between the prosecutor and the defense attorney.
7  That trial is not fair where affection is the judge.
8  The man was on trial for killing sb.
9  He is in custody awaiting trial.
10  After the trial, she had to go into hiding for several weeks.
11  Baker argues that his trial was tainted by negative publicity.
12  Parker was committed for trial yesterday at Southwark Crown Court.
13  The variable weather is a great trial to me.
14  The prisoner was brought to court for trial.
15  Gein did not stand trial but lived out his days in a mental asylum.