How to Use pregnancy test in a Sentence

pregnancy test

noun
  • This at-home test should be viewed the same as an at-home pregnancy test.
    Sherri Gordon, Parents, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The mom-to-be posted a video on Instagram with shots of the pregnancy test and a sonogram.
    Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
  • In one of the clips, the actress was teary-eyed and holding a positive pregnancy test.
    Emma Kershaw, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024
  • So even though some people swear that a darker line on a pregnancy test means more hCG which means twins, that's not the case.
    Alesandra Dubin, Parents, 18 July 2023
  • In the next segment of the video, the actress reacts to what appears to be a positive pregnancy test.
    Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
  • But then there are things that were crystal clear to me from the moment two pink lines appeared on my home pregnancy test.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Her world had shattered when two lines appeared on a home pregnancy test.
    Amber Ferguson, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Tip Try to resist the urge to take a pregnancy test until your period is at least one day late.
    Rachel Gurevich, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • This time, Cheryl persuaded her to take a pregnancy test.
    Janay Kingsberry, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
  • But in early 2016, after days of a sore throat and nausea, a pharmacist forced Nkechi to take a pregnancy test.
    Krithika Varagur, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
  • The doctor gave her a pregnancy test, which came back positive.
    Jordan Laird, USA TODAY, 5 July 2023
  • Key Takeaway Do not take a pregnancy test before 10 days have passed since your last trigger shot.
    Rachel Gurevich, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • Teresa spent weeks tracking down proof of her pregnancy test.
    Ellie Silverman, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The clip began with Kailey smiling in the mirror while holding a pregnancy test.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 7 Oct. 2023
  • In what used to be the patient waiting room, Sarah Samuels sat on the floor filling brown paper bags with pregnancy test kits to have available at the clinic and at events.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
  • The video cuts to Brooklyn picking out a pregnancy test and then jumps to her and Dakota in their bathroom as her husband encourages her to take the test.
    Emma Aerin Becker, Peoplemag, 19 July 2024
  • In the video, Jason showed his son the positive pregnancy test after playing a game of peekaboo with him in his crib.
    Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 14 Oct. 2023
  • In a TikTok video shared in June, Adams held up a positive pregnancy test and revealed her baby bump under a green dress.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2023
  • But optimism for this cycle is dashed as the pregnancy test is negative.
    R29 Team, refinery29.com, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The clip concludes with Kyle and Amanda — who has been open about her fertility journey — taking a pregnancy test.
    Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Under jail healthcare policy, the woman should have been given a pregnancy test when she was booked in, according to the report.
    Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Since a vague answer is probably not helpful, a pregnancy test and a doctor’s visit are your two best first steps for clarity.
    Anisa Arsenault, Verywell Health, 22 July 2024
  • To the couple’s relief, the pregnancy test Batula, 32, took came back negative.
    Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2023
  • By the time those two pink lines pop up on a pregnancy test, your hormones have already gotten the message that something's different at mission control.
    Christin Perry, Parents, 26 June 2024
  • Betty found the experience fascinating, except for the part where the aliens shoved a long needle into her navel for a pregnancy test.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
  • But soon every positive pregnancy test brings a sense of dread, of sad inevitability.
    David Sable, STAT, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Toward the end of December 2022, Ms. Stevenson, who had felt nauseated, took a home pregnancy test.
    Alix Strauss, New York Times, 4 May 2024
  • In October, zoo keepers used a common human pregnancy test to confirm that Calaya was pregnant.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 30 May 2023
  • Norris-De La Cruz, a college student in her last year, began planning for her baby after a pregnancy test came back positive.
    Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Lisa had discovered that her pregnancy test came back positive—making for a jaw-dropping cliffhanger.
    Lexi Lane, Men's Health, 23 Aug. 2023

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