rehearsal
noun
a session of exercise, drill, or practice, usually private, in preparation for a public performance, ceremony, etc..
rehearsals
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pluralof rehearsal.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Pyongyang has always been angered by the drills, decrying them as dress rehearsals for an invasion.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Nasa is sitting backstage at the Greek Theatre between rehearsals, preparing to make his Los Angeles debut.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
When the younger Sousa became its conductor at age 25, he recruited woodwinds to balance the blaring brass instruments, expanded its repertoire by transcribing symphonic works, and led meticulous rehearsals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
The 29-year-old, who first found fame on Love Island in 2018, fractured her ankle when she "landed funny" in rehearsals with dance partner Nikita Kuzmin before the competitive episodes began last September.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
But near her in rehearsals for a school play, with all the waiting around that implied, all the backstage intimacy, all the intense, fraught, giddy, emotional abandon brought on by assuming identities not your own.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
