How to Use test-drive in a Sentence

test-drive

verb

• Try to schedule a time to see the car in person and test-drive it.
  — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 20 July 2023
• To test-drive a new watch during the fourth edition of the Miami Grand Prix.
  — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 12 May 2025
• The two test-drove the roles at a one-night Roundabout benefit concert in 2022.
  — Michael Paulson, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2024
• Too many folks wait until springtime to test-drive their new scopes.
  — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 2 Feb. 2025
• Almost all of my most recent test-drive took place in bitter cold or snow.
  — Josh Max, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
• 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
• Waymo also plans to expand its test-drives to the public in Austin later in 2024.
  — William Gavin, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024
• For now, disabled people are the first ones to test-drive new technology like this.
  — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 15 Aug. 2024
• Thankfully, there are more than enough options to peruse and test-drive.
  — Nikki Brown, StyleCaster, 12 Sep. 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Give its iconic 501s a try, or test-drive its newer waist-cinching Ribcage silhouettes.
  — Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024
• 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
• In anticipation of Maya’s launch, in September, Gomes and Eklund took her for a test-drive.
  — Sheila Yasmin Marikar, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
• 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
• Rare intimacy Five months before the Indy 200, Clark had been invited to test-drive the Fuji road course.
  — Emiko Jozuka For Cnn, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
• Every year, our auto experts test-drive dozens of new vehicles.
  — Jamie Spain, goodhousekeeping.com, 9 May 2023
• Rothman test-drove the Defender 130 for a week in her suburban town, and tallied no fewer than a dozen parents who stopped to admire and talk her up about her ride.
  — Brett Berk, Good Housekeeping, 4 Apr. 2023
• Originally, only dogs over 40 pounds could be test-drive fosters.
  — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 22 May 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
• The theme of both video and song is in keeping with Eilish’s recent comments about growing up and test-driving versions of herself—and the unwarranted scrutiny that comes with that.
  — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 13 July 2023
• Despite its youth in Fieri’s orbit, the kitchen here is also test-driving dishes that could eventually roll onto other menus in the chef’s empire.
  — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2023
• 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
• British auto publication Evo even test-drove a working prototype of an electric Lexus crossover with a stick shift.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 June 2023
• The 90 Day Finn Program provides an opportunity to test-drive life and building a venture in one of one of Europe’s most dynamic ecosystems.
  — Jessica Mendoza, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
• Lie down, sink in, and test-drive bliss.
  — Air Mail, 11 Apr. 2026
• 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 holidays are not the time to test-drive an unproven recipe.
  — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025