Collocations for "trial"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "trial" in context.
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trial
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [murder, fraud, civil, federal, rape] trial
- a [hung, null, fair] trial
- [stand, face, go on] trial (for)
- the [suspect, criminal, politician] will [stand] trial
- the [suspect] is on trial for [murder, larceny, rape]
- is [likely, unlikely, bound] to [stand] trial
- trial by [jury, court martial]
- [football, soccer, basketball, Olympic] trials
- a [product, pharmaceutical, drug, clinical] trial
- a [two-week, three-month] trial
- [an experimental, an innovative, a controversial, promising, risky] trial
- [suffer, live, go] through trials and tribulations
- they gave [him, the worker] a month trial
- gave her a month's trial
- the trial of a new [drug]
- the [drug, product, service] is on trial
- the [drug] is in its trial [phase, period]
- on trial in [schools, patients, clinics]
- on trial in [selected, certain, local] schools
- it's a [question, matter] of trial and error
- (through) the trials of life
- for a trial period
- [cancel, extend] your trial period
- a trial [version, program, order, run]
- a trial [lawyer, judge, reporter, clerk, courtroom]
- trialed in [Switzerland]
- trialed to [determine, decide]
- trial the [medication, medicine, drug, procedure]
- the [medications] was trialed
- [clinically, successfully] trialed
- trialed in [hospitals, schools, clinics, pharmacies]
- [the system, this approach] has been trialed (in)
- trialed and [evaluated, tested, developed, implemented]
'trial' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
access
- admit
- advocate
- alter
- appear
- argue
- available
- bench
- blind
- competent
- composed
- convict
- defendant
- demand
- district
- download
- drug
- entitlement
- error
- exempt
- fact
- fair
- fairness
- forfeit
- formal
- fraud
- halt
- harassment
- hear
- hearing
- implement
- in camera
- innocent
- involved
- lawyer
- manslaughter
- mark
- marriage
- method
- mock
- month
- mouse
- murder
- near
- pending
- perfect
- pilot
- privilege
- prospective
- prove