How to Use test-drive in a Sentence

test-drive

verb
  • Lie down, sink in, and test-drive bliss.
    — Air Mail, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Try to schedule a time to see the car in person and test-drive it.
    — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 20 July 2023
  • Too many folks wait until springtime to test-drive their new scopes.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2025
  • The holidays are not the time to test-drive an unproven recipe.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Almost all of my most recent test-drive took place in bitter cold or snow.
    — Josh Max, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
  • Thankfully, there are more than enough options to peruse and test-drive.
    — Nikki Brown, StyleCaster, 12 Sep. 2024
  • For now, disabled people are the first ones to test-drive new technology like this.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Estelle was test-driving topics that would come to dominate her adult work.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Every year, our auto experts test-drive dozens of new vehicles.
    — Jamie Spain, goodhousekeeping.com, 9 May 2023
  • Keep scrolling for eight outfit formulas worth test-driving this season.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Buying a vehicle that has been test-driven can make the break-in process faster and easier.
    — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 21 Feb. 2023
  • This situation can be a win-win for employers, too, by test-driving you for a role.
    — Vicki Salemi, Boston Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The fire-engine-red convertible that gave you goose bumps on the test-drive has turned into your regular ride.
    — Jessica Dulong, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
  • No, Campbell isn’t the only A-lister to test-drive the shoes this season.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 22 Nov. 2025
  • The truck had 10 miles on it, meaning nobody was even interested enough to test-drive it in all those months on the lot.
    — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 24 Apr. 2023
  • To test-drive a new watch during the fourth edition of the Miami Grand Prix.
    — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
  • As the world comes back to life, think about test-driving some new rituals that might make your ordinary routines feel more special.
    — Grace McCarty, SELF, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Originally, only dogs over 40 pounds could be test-drive fosters.
    — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 22 May 2024
  • And those reviews will be flowing within days, as soon as teams test-drive a system in which each club will get two chances per game to challenge ball-strike calls.
    — Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The two test-drove the roles at a one-night Roundabout benefit concert in 2022.
    — Michael Paulson, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2024
  • There’s an exotic car section, an indoor track for electric vehicles, and an outdoor test-drive route.
    — Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Waymo also plans to expand its test-drives to the public in Austin later in 2024.
    — William Gavin, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Give its iconic 501s a try, or test-drive its newer waist-cinching Ribcage silhouettes.
    — Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024
  • The rental market also gives homebuyers a chance to test-drive a new neighborhood before committing.
    — Alexandria Abramian, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2025
  • For now, the company is collecting signups in order to raise the curtain soon to allow beta users to begin test-driving the app.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 July 2023
  • Hilary Swank brought her dad to test-drive classic American muscle cars but left without buying one.
    — Brett Berk, HollywoodReporter, 23 Nov. 2025
  • Our auto experts test-drive dozens of new vehicles each year and evaluate many car accessories and cleaning products as well.
    — Jamie Spain, goodhousekeeping.com, 31 May 2023
  • For now, officials are trying to fill current workforce needs while test-driving their ability to spin up new training programs.
    — Alena Botros, Fortune, 17 June 2024
  • This mission was a test-drive, the first time Starliner had carried people to space, and its thrusters malfunctioned en route to the station.
    — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2024
  • In addition to getting a premium bang for your buck, beauty samplers are also a great way to test-drive a product before committing to the full size.
    — Natalie Alcala, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Sep. 2023

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