test-drive
verb (used with object)
to drive (a vehicle) on the highway or a special track or route in order to evaluate performance and reliability.
was test-driving
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past progressiveof test-drive.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The car and bike enthusiast told the Review-Journal that he was test-driving a 1940 Indian motorcycle and noticed the scent of leaking gas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2023
First, Lee Litz told the court he was test-driving a jeep with several friends on Feb. 28, 1981 when he spotted blankets in a ditch.
From Fox News ● Dec. 3, 2021
Colby Thompson, who grew up driving Polaris vehicles in Montana, was test-driving a friend’s RZR in the Bridger Mountains in 2017 when the vehicle caught fire.
From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2019
She was test-driving the idea that maybe I don’t want to get married.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2015
"I was test-driving a new sports car and I got carried away," Busch said in a statement.
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2011
