How to Use DNA test in a Sentence

DNA test

noun
  • Lavinia decided to get a DNA test as well.
    — Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
  • But when that man took a DNA test and the matches came up short, questions emerged.
    — Rachel Desantis, People.com, 10 June 2025
  • But now the milkman’s kid can buy a DNA test from Target.
    — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
  • But now the milkman’s kid can buy a DNA test from Target.
    — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Perhaps a future DNA test will disclose what she might be mixed with.
    — The Republic, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2023
  • This isn't the first time a dog DNA test has thrown up some major surprises.
    — David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
  • Would anyone care enough about a poison-pen letter to perform a DNA test?
    — Lucy Sante, The New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Tens of millions of consumers have purchased and taken a DNA test.
    — Anne Wojcicki, Fortune, 25 Apr. 2023
  • A couple of years later, a DNA test revealed a sibling match.
    — Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The searchers embrace her and advise to go to the attorney’s office for a DNA test.
    — ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The puppies come from a variety of breeds and mixes, with a DNA test showing their roots.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Screenshots of the viral posts show the pup and the surprising DNA test results.
    — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Among those petitions was Brown’s claim that a DNA test would have proven his innocence.
    — Anat Rubin, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Lily agrees to take a DNA test, but in the meantime Emily and her new sister get to know each other.
    — Josie Howell | , al, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The couple is still unsure of her breed, but a DNA test is in the works and results are expected in about four months.
    — Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Earlier this month an owner shared how a DNA test connected two siblings born years apart.
    — Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Hunter Biden initially denied the claim, but a DNA test proved otherwise.
    — Maressa Brown, Parents, 19 Mar. 2024
  • He or she — nobody’s sure till a DNA test is done — is the offspring of two birds who were fixed up on their first date here in the Bronx.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 2 May 2025
  • One of whom — a man named Noel — agreed to also take a DNA test to determine whether they might be related.
    — Becca Longmire, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Four years after adopting a dog named Lulu, a pet owner decided to do a DNA test.
    — Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Officials also recommended taking a consumer DNA test but did not have kits on hand.
    — WIRED, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Murphy later confirmed his paternity with a DNA test.
    — Stephanie Kaloi, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026
  • Murphy later confirmed his paternity with a DNA test.
    — Stephanie Kaloi, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
  • The internet is now waiting for the dog DNA test results, eager to find out what unique blend of breeds created this one-of-a-kind pup.
    — Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Marcie was given a DNA test to find out more about her ancestry, and the results blew Landerman away.
    — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Martin decided to have Emma undergo a DNA test on something of a whim.
    — Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Adelstein questioned why Bradley was scrambling to get another DNA test just weeks before the trial.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
  • Adelstein questioned why Bradley was scrambling to get another DNA test just weeks before the trial.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
  • Against an undefeated Bears team, Behrendsen was more accurate than a DNA test.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
  • But charges in her killing were delayed, pending DNA test results on a hair recovered from her remains, and the grand jury in the case continued its work.
    — Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2024

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