How to Use paternity test in a Sentence

paternity test

noun
  • Might someone of him just want to skip a paternity test and move on?
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 July 2021
  • When the paternity test results came back, the answer was the same.
    — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2014
  • Some fathers’-rights groups have even called for mandatory paternity tests at birth.
    — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Rather than taking a paternity test, the trio lived under one roof as a family.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Jack gets home from seeing Brady to find Mel still focused on the paternity test.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 20 July 2022
  • Povich, himself a father of three, is best known for hosting a tabloid talk show where paternity tests were revealed to surprised guests.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2023
  • His doubts about being the father of their newborn daughter, Dream, led to a paternity test that was filmed for the show.
    — Rasha Ali, USA TODAY, 2 May 2022
  • There have been no updates in that case since December, when a judge ruled Jones must take a paternity test.
    — Lana Ferguson, Dallas News, 28 Mar. 2023
  • He is presumed to be the baby's father, though he is not named on the birth certificate and has not been given a paternity test.
    — Meg Kissinger and Steve Schultze, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Ashley darts from the studio after the paternity test revealed Ariza is not the father of her son.
    — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 18 Nov. 2021
  • The girl became pregnant, and a paternity test later confirmed Scott was the father of the child.
    — al, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Results for a paternity test were still pending, according to the report.
    — Nicole Darrah, Fox News, 25 June 2018
  • Jane denies Mary Louise’s request for a paternity test, but does humour her with a coffee date.
    — Morgan Baila, refinery29.com, 24 June 2019
  • Dunbar was taking Ware to get a paternity test, her grandmother told the station.
    — Harriet Sokmensuer, PEOPLE.com, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Along with denying the report about the paternity test, the reality star also shared a sweet photo of his baby girl.
    — Mariah Haas, PEOPLE.com, 9 May 2018
  • Blanchard shared paternity test results that showed that Urker is the baby's father.
    — Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Things changed dramatically when her boyfriend was required to take a paternity test to enroll his daughter in a program.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
  • So all of that definitely isn't going to make Mel and Jack's paternity test conflict any worse.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 20 July 2022
  • The story featured a woman who purchased an at-home paternity test at a local pharmacy and went online to get the results.
    — Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, 9 July 2022
  • The other man who was ordered Monday to take a paternity test was present in juvenile court with his attorney, sources said.
    — Amanda Marrazzo, chicagotribune.com, 11 June 2019
  • The rapper is reportedly willing to take care of the child in question if a paternity test returns back positive.
    — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2017
  • In December, a Dallas judge ordered Jones to take a paternity test.
    — Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2023
  • According to the source, Wilson has offered to undergo a paternity test.
    — Raphael Chestang, Fox News, 30 June 2018
  • After a paternity test confirmed his relationship with Jason, Karamo prepared to meet his son for the first time.
    — Ilana Frost, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
  • With the paternity test complete, the focus can shift to the father's child support obligations, Lancaster said.
    — Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 21 Nov. 2019
  • At the time of her birth, Pulliam and Hartwell were in the midst of a tumultuous divorce, with Hartwell requesting a paternity test.
    — Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2023
  • After requesting a paternity test for the newborn, Thompson confirmed that the baby was his the following month.
    — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Musk reportedly offered her $15 million to keep quiet about the kid but then publicly volunteered to take a paternity test.
    — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Musk reportedly offered her $15 million to keep quiet about the kid but then publicly volunteered to take a paternity test.
    — Joseph Wilkinson, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The episode even went so far as to feature both a paternity test and a lie detector test to get to the bottom of Ariza and Ashley's relationship troubles.
    — Dan Heching, PEOPLE.com, 18 Nov. 2021

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