Examples of breath test in a Sentence
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Oliver consented to a preliminary breath test, which showed a positive reading for alcohol, police said.
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Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Woods submitted to a breath test at the jail but refused to do a urine test, authorities said.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 31 Mar. 2026
Police then conduct a series of standardized field sobriety tests and, later, to administer a breath test.
—Gma Team, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Brooks was given a breath test, which the officer later told him registered zero.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
He has twice been charged with tampering with an ignition interlock device, which requires a breath test before a vehicle can be driven.
—Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
Troopers say that Daveiga refused to take a portable breath test, which determines blood alcohol.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Police used the breath test on Pennington's group after seeing alcohol cans in the vehicle, the court record said.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Without probable cause, Windsor could not have forced or compelled a blood test, breath test or urine test, De Bree’s memo said.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
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Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Woods submitted to a breath test at the jail but refused to do a urine test, authorities said.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 31 Mar. 2026
Police then conduct a series of standardized field sobriety tests and, later, to administer a breath test.
—Gma Team, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Brooks was given a breath test, which the officer later told him registered zero.
—Doug Haller, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
He has twice been charged with tampering with an ignition interlock device, which requires a breath test before a vehicle can be driven.
—Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
Troopers say that Daveiga refused to take a portable breath test, which determines blood alcohol.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Police used the breath test on Pennington's group after seeing alcohol cans in the vehicle, the court record said.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Without probable cause, Windsor could not have forced or compelled a blood test, breath test or urine test, De Bree’s memo said.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Breath test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breath%20test. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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