How to Use diagnostic in a Sentence

diagnostic

1 of 2 adjective
  • Ultrasound is now widely used as a diagnostic tool.
  • One important diagnostic feature of this condition is a mild rash.
  • Build the agent to do the diagnostic and present the choice.
    — Jeromee Johnson, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • This is more than a diagnostic tool.
    — Cathy Hackl, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The first step is to have the car scanned for diagnostic trouble codes.
    — John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026
  • The defib is a diagnostic tool — just put it on.
    — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Avoid getting stuck on the side of the road with this easy-to-use diagnostic device.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
  • There are a bunch of diagnostic tools available within the app.
    — Emma Roth, The Verge, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Lurie said the gift will enable them to do diagnostic testing in-house, which could cut wait times from months to weeks.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Your pruney fingers are, among other things, a diagnostic tool.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • A lot of diagnostic testing is off-limits, too.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Medicare covers a diagnostic test but does not pay for the device.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2022
  • This reinforces the idea that these bursts are not just emissions, but diagnostic tools.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 3 May 2026
  • The new camera is proving to be a vital diagnostic tool.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025
  • These aren’t standalone tests, and physicians will use them along with other diagnostic tools.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2023
  • No blood test or other diagnostic test can confirm the syndrome.
    — Markian Hawryluk, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2023
  • That has changed over the past 10 years, thanks to diagnostic tests to confirm the disease with brain scans.
    — Linda Goler Blount, STAT, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Results from diagnostic tests are expected to take weeks to months.
    — Howard Koplowitz | [email protected], al, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Only diagnostic tests can do that.
    — Allison Forsyth, Health, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Violent hands and elite diagnostic instincts are his weapons of choice.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Violent hands and elite diagnostic instincts are his weapons of choice.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Violent hands and elite diagnostic instincts are his weapons of choice.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Violent hands and elite diagnostic instincts are his weapons of choice.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Now, online diagnostic services may help address some of these gaps.
    — Malana Vantyler, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Violent hands and elite diagnostic instincts are his weapons of choice.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • This overlap can lead to diagnostic errors and treatments that don’t address the root cause.
    — Deldhy Nicolás Moya Sánchez, The Conversation, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The book stands out as a diagnostic toolkit, not just an abstract theory.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • Chrysler products from that era used a basic on‑board diagnostic system that doesn’t require a scan tool.
    — Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The average diagnostic odyssey is still roughly five years for a patient with a rare disease.
    — Lisa Gurry, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • A lot of the diagnostic criteria now, for example, are looked for in school systems.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 6 June 2026

diagnostic

2 of 2 noun
  • With some irony, it's been a gray area for diagnostics and research.
    — New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Nothing yet has put her off her course to solve the puzzles of modern diagnostics.
    — Erica Kasper, WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The lack of diagnostics is part of a larger problem, Meng notes.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 2 Oct. 2018
  • The first is as a clinical diagnostic; the other is as a public health tool.
    — Caroline Chen, ProPublica, 1 Sep. 2020
  • But the presence of these compounds in grapes failed miserably as a diagnostic for smoke taint.
    — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
  • It’s not meant to replace a human doctor, since the pod is for diagnostics rather than treatment.
    — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The physicians used state of the art diagnostics to determine the best course of treatment.
    — Chris Coppola, azcentral, 11 Dec. 2019
  • One of the choices is Bio-Techne, a maker of diagnostics.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The spa uses high-tech diagnostics to customize treatments to each guest's needs.
    — Asa Canty, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • New diagnostics are beginning to change this.
    — CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
  • The company already has applied to market its rapid antigen test as a diagnostic that can be used at labs.
    — USA Today, 24 Sep. 2020
  • Apple also just launched a diagnostics tool users can access online.
    — Emma Roth, The Verge, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Turn your expertise into a diagnostic that gives them answers.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • There, he is supposed to be working on an initiative related to point-of-care diagnostics.
    — Nicholas Florko, STAT, 22 Apr. 2020
  • The same thing happened last month and, as a simple treatment without diagnostics, my vet gave me metronidazole that seemed to work.
    — Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2025
  • Instead, Frigidaire stranded you in a vortex of false promises and botched diagnostics.
    — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The next step is to try to develop a bedside diagnostic that hospitals can use in real time, Azar said.
    — Morgan Winsor and, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2020
  • Under that plan, all of the state's 373 nursing homes are receiving free tests and diagnostics.
    — Mary Spicuzza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2020
  • The two main diagnostics that health care providers rely on are HPV testing and Pap tests.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Urban wellness hubs now bring diagnostics and biohacking closer to home.
    — Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Thieves who access the onboard diagnostics gain access to the CAN bus.
    — Doug Jacobson, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The five culprits aren’t a checklist to conquer—they’re a diagnostic to return to, again and again, as life rearranges itself.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • Now Dorman was starting a new company in a new field, aiming at disease diagnostics.
    — Adam Rogers, WIRED, 1 June 2018
  • Its field providers conduct diagnostics and health assessments, along with post-acute care and other preventive health measures.
    — Paul O'Donnell, Dallas News, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Doctors use a clinical diagnostic like a strep test to tell whether a patient is sick with a disease that can be treated with particular medicines.
    — Caroline Chen, ProPublica, 1 Sep. 2020
  • Turn off cloud diagnostics to reduce the footprint of unsupported smart products.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
  • The impact of this program is being felt most acutely in Abbott's diagnostics business.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Others lean toward advanced diagnostics like full-body imaging and biomarker testing.
    — Allison Palmer updated June 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026
  • Others lean toward advanced diagnostics like full-body imaging and biomarker testing.
    — Allison Palmer june 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2026
  • These machines aren't yet reliable for clinical diagnostics at scale.
    — Somnath Banerjee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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