Used in a Sentence

trials

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for trials.

Editorial note

I mean they're just now having the first clinical trials for stem cell therapies developed 10 years ago, right?

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of trials gathered in one view.

noun

An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.

noun

The testing of a product or procedure.

noun

A difficult or annoying experience or person; (especially religion) such an experience seen as a test of faith and piety.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for trials.

noun

An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.

noun

The testing of a product or procedure.

noun

A difficult or annoying experience or person; (especially religion) such an experience seen as a test of faith and piety.

noun

(medicine, sciences, research) A research study to test the effectiveness and safety of a drug, medical procedure, etc.

Example sentences

1

I mean they're just now having the first clinical trials for stem cell therapies developed 10 years ago, right?

2

Six trials that included 325 patients examined chronic pain, 6 trials that included 396 patients investigated neuropathic pain, and 12 trials that included 1600 patients focused on multiple sclerosis.

3

Several of these trials had positive results, suggesting that marijuana or cannabinoids may be efficacious for these indications.

4

I still understand what you mean when you use the word, though, and obviously I do think the accused should receive fair trials.

5

Snowden literally needs to come back, face the trials, and be convicted before the President could consider to pardon him.

6

And why do they only sell it to researchers - including those doing clinical trials?

7

I think that was the biggest reason for the failure of the two Google Apps trials I witnessed.

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It's not possible to do trials on some systems, either because there is only one or because it's impossible to manipulate it.

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And it has the guts to take the potential liability risks of going through full trials to take the cases to verdict.

10

Putting it in the public domain sounds great, but someone needs to conduct the human trials needed to make it safe and effective.

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The accused don't receive fair trials when they take a plea deal, though.

12

You seem to think that plea deals are a good thing, so did you perhaps mean to say that you think the accused should receive fair trials if they want them?

Quote examples

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I have witnessed two different trials of Google Apps for "regular" office workers.

2

That I should "consider it an honor" because I made it to the interview, which is like making it to the Olympic Trials.

3

"What is required is the wholesale adoption of the standards applied in the pharmaceutical industry drug trials: double blind trials (aka peer reviewing)" I think the gentleman who authored this article neglected to look up the terms in question.

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The US Sixth amendment: " In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, [...]" So if everyone started demanding trials for speeding tickets, they would probably just switch them to civil offenses instead of criminal ones, where they already aren't.

Proper noun examples

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Trials in other treatment-resistant epilepsies may also be warranted.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use trials in a sentence?

I mean they're just now having the first clinical trials for stem cell therapies developed 10 years ago, right?

What does trials mean?

An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are.

What part of speech is trials?

trials is commonly used as noun.