How to Use testing in a Sentence

testing

adjective
  • The rules apply to anyone flying to Hawaii from the U.S. mainland or Japan, both of which have pre-testing programs in place.
    Caleb Jones, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2020
  • According to the statement, a re-testing date has not yet been determined.
    Stefan Sykes, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2020
  • But the city’s response time was slow and testing efforts were delayed, the community group said.
    Anna Bauman, SFChronicle.com, 24 Apr. 2020
  • Sometimes, your doctor will do an HPV test at the same time as the Pap test (this is called co-testing), also by taking samples from outside the cervix.
    Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 28 Aug. 2020
  • In the southwestern Missouri city of Joplin, a bastion of Trump support, mask use has been spotty even as infection rates remain high and testing kits run low.
    Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2020
  • Hawaii was supposed to instate a pre-testing program that would eliminate the need for out-of-state travelers to quarantine in August.
    Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2020
  • Slavisa Jokanovic's men have arguably been handed the most testing start to the Championship season, with the opening five games coming against clubs which at the start of the campaign were banded to finish within the top eight, at least.
    SI.com, 21 Aug. 2017
  • The new pre-testing program is scheduled to begin Oct. 15, according to Ige's announcement.
    Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2020
  • Anti-testing activists had been winning the argument for years by claiming the tests favor privileged students.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 4 Apr. 2021
  • Testing officers need special permission to enter these cities, which delays and in some cases prevents testing.
    Michael Powell, New York Times, 16 June 2016
  • Health care professionals and patients also have found testing criteria confusing and incomplete.
    Rachel Leingang, azcentral, 17 Mar. 2020
  • The agency also advises mask wearing, pre-testing and quarantining after disembarking.
    Laurie Werner, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021
  • In gathering responses, a variety of quality control measures were employed, including questionnaire pre-testing and validation.
    oregonlive, 22 May 2021

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