diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index d7c4930..f93bbd8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -106,12 +106,54 @@ jobs:
       - name: make test
         run: make test
   
+  run-example:
+    name: ubuntu / 3.8 / run-example / ${{ matrix.example-name }}
+    strategy:
+      max-parallel: 4
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        example-name:
+          - sparv-sbx-sentence-sentiment-kb-sent
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      #----------------------------------------------
+      #  -----  setup python   -----
+      #----------------------------------------------
+      - name: Set up the environment
+        uses: pdm-project/setup-pdm@v4
+        id: setup-python
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.MINIMUM_PYTHON_VERSION }}
+      
+      
+      - name: Load cached venv
+        id: cached-venv
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: .venv
+          key: venv-${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.setup-python.outputs.python-version }}-${{ hashFiles('**/pyproject.toml') }}-${{ hashFiles('.github/workflows/ci.yml') }}
+  
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        if: steps.cached-venv.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: make install-dev
+      
+      - name: Run example
+        run: |
+          source .venv/bin/activate
+          cd examples/${{ matrix.example-name }}
+          echo "" | sparv setup
+          sparv run
+          ls -R
+  
   # https://github.com/marketplace/actions/alls-green#why used for branch protection checks
   test-check:
     if: always()
     needs: 
       - coverage
       - minimal
+      - run-example
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions: {}
     steps: