self-test
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of self-test
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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Researchers at the University of Birmingham collected and analysed 30 self-test kits, costing between £1.89 and £39.99, in 2023.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2025
After two years of widespread testing and quarantining, the Chinese government in December shuttered once-ubiquitous testing centers and made the reporting of self-test results voluntary.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2023
People posted photos of antigen self-test results showing two red bars and compared their symptoms as if exchanging anecdotes.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 31, 2022
The CDC suggests taking a self-test “if you have COVID-19 symptoms or have been exposed or potentially exposed to an individual with COVID-19.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2022
The sounds of whirring disk drives, self-test beeps, and other boot-up sounds echoed off the vaulted ceiling.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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