How to Use laboratory test in a Sentence

laboratory test

noun
  • In addition, younger people may be more used to laboratory tests or feel less stressed in this setting.
    — Nicola Ballhausen, Scientific American, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Much of the problem has been blamed on issues with how samples for the main laboratory tests are collected.
    — Matthew Herper, STAT, 16 Apr. 2020
  • The cause and manner of death was amended after a review of her laboratory test results.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Most laboratory tests for the coronavirus take anywhere from a few hours to days to receive results.
    — Arman Azad, CNN, 27 Mar. 2020
  • Probable cases are those who have symptoms of the disease but have not yet had a laboratory test to confirm it.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 11 Aug. 2019
  • Close, but still not there yet This study shows that the universe itself can push the boundaries of physics in ways laboratory tests cannot.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2025
  • That's mostly due to the cost of laboratory tests and medical visits.
    — Michael Scaturro | Kff Health News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Eight cases have been confirmed by laboratory tests.
    — ABC News, 13 May 2026
  • But if the compounds are bound, and therefore nonvolatile, neither a laboratory test nor a human nose will detect it.
    — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Nov. 2017
  • Fears of blue light have been stoked by laboratory tests that have shown that blue light at high levels — higher than that emitted by screens — can damage human cells.
    — Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2020
  • The pollutants are measured in laboratory tests that simulate how the engines would be used in the real world.
    — Jo Craven McGinty, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2017
  • The finding came after review of laboratory test results, and the manner of death was ruled as natural.
    — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Like many laboratory tests, the parameters of this study didn’t exactly match the real world.
    — Sara Harrison, WIRED, 20 Aug. 2019
  • In laboratory tests, it has been shown to block the coronavirus from invading cells, although it hasn’t been proven in human trials.
    — Katie Thomas, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2020
  • The victim was a long-term cocaine user and laboratory tests had found drugs, including cocaine, in his system.
    — Lauren Gill, ProPublica, 29 Apr. 2023
  • The outlet reported that initial laboratory tests found arsenic was present in their bodies.
    — Latoya Gayle, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Indeed, Fisher has begun to bring together a team to do laboratory tests to answer this question once and for all.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Quanta Magazine, 2 Nov. 2016
  • The carousel then rotates, presenting the tube—which is about the same shape and size as a laboratory test tube—to the 7-foot-long arm that’ll actually do the drilling.
    — Matt Simon, Wired, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Health officials said the man's laboratory test results came back positive for hantavirus.
    — Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 5 May 2026
  • Infections can only be diagnosed with a laboratory test of a person’s stool, body tissue or fluids.
    — Addy Bink, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Infections can only be diagnosed with a laboratory test of a person’s stool, body tissue or fluids.
    — Addy Bink, The Hill, 17 July 2025
  • Formaldehyde doesn’t linger in our bodies and there isn’t a medical or laboratory test that can accurately measure the amount you may have been exposed to.
    — Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 9 Dec. 2024
  • While additional laboratory tests have been carried out to confirm the cause of death, there are currently no other causes.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Infections can only be diagnosed with a laboratory test of a person’s stool, body tissue, or fluids.
    — Addy Bink, The Hill, 27 May 2025
  • Two more fell ill soon after, and laboratory tests showed that Campylobacter jejuni had caused the illnesses.
    — Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
  • In a proof-of-concept laboratory test, the scientists dipped small pieces of electrified steel into seawater spiked with nickel.
    — Michael Allen, Smithsonian, 5 May 2017
  • Each is being given a rapid test that returns results in 15 minutes, as well as a more accurate laboratory test with a one- to two-day turnaround time.
    — Rachel Herzog, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2020
  • While there are many different types of laboratory tests for alcohol use—including blood, breath, saliva, and hair tests—the most accessible at-home test is a urine test.
    — Steffini Stalos, Verywell Health, 14 Jan. 2025
  • And since your aren’t Facebook, you are left with sharing laboratory test results to offer assurance that neither of you are infected.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 14 May 2022
  • BioNTech and Pfizer said three shots of its vaccine were able to neutralize omicron in a laboratory test.
    — NBC News, 11 Dec. 2021

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