Below you will find example sentences with "testing positive". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Testing Positive in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: positive
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 18
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 24.7 words

Words in this phrase

testing positive

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • testing can mean: Difficult; tough. Frequent word
  • positive can mean: Included, present, characterized by affirmation. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

1990 after testing positive for ephedrine 1× 2021 after testing positive for bovine 1× a student testing positive on tuesday 1× anyone testing positive more than 1× biden after testing positive 1× died after testing positive for coronavirus 1× died after testing positive for the 1× drug user testing positive 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all testing outcomes 1× anyone testing positive 1× authorities also use 1× but his training 1× donald trump and 1× former springbok flyhalf 1×

Common sentence endings:

after testing positive 1× athletics integrity unit 1× banned substance clenbuterol 1× be made public 1× close family members 1× for bovine tb 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

test 5× covid 4× drug 3× user 3× two 3× family 3× individual 2× probability 2× total 2× inmates 2× died 2× coronavirus 2×

Related phrases

tested positive positive cases test positive genetic testing positive test testing capacity positive attitude positive feedback positive outcomes dna testing

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around positive:

tested positive 20× positive cases 20× test positive 18× positive test 14× positive impact 7×

Just before it in the phrase index:

testing kits testing capacity tested positive tested negative test scores test positive

Just after it in the phrase index:

tests per texas instruments texas rangers texas tech text message text messages

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

testing capacity testing kits

Same ending:

tested positive test positive false positive

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "testing positive" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 24.7 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 1990 after testing positive for ephedrine, 2021 after testing positive for bovine, test, covid and drug stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with tested positive, positive cases, test positive, tested positive, positive cases and test positive, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with testing positive

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

He knew Trump had fulfilled appearances and taken the debate stage against Biden after testing positive. (16 words)

All testing outcomes are confidential, and the identity of those testing positive will not be made public. (17 words)

The eight-year-old alpaca was killed on August 31, 2021, after testing positive for Bovine TB. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

The Bayes factor when an individual tests positive is in favour of being a drug-user: this is the ratio of the probability of a drug-user testing positive, to the probability of a non-drug user testing positive. (39 words)

But his training buddy, Rio de Janeiro Olympics champion Thiago Braz of Brazil, will miss the world championships after he was provisionally suspended for testing positive for the banned ostarine by the Athletics Integrity Unit. (35 words)

The Florida Department of Corrections reported Tuesday that two more staff tested positive to bring that group's total to 13 in all while the number of inmates testing positive remained at four. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

The Bayes factor when an individual tests positive is in favour of being a drug-user: this is the ratio of the probability of a drug-user testing positive, to the probability of a non-drug user testing positive.

Johnson’s death brings the total number of inmates who have died after testing positive for coronavirus to 29. Two prison workers died after testing positive for the disease.

All testing outcomes are confidential, and the identity of those testing positive will not be made public.

Authorities also use this to calculate the percentage of samples testing positive, which is a key metric for judging testing performance.

It was also a testing time for Old Leighlin GFC following one of its players testing positive for Covid-19.

Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump test positive for coronavirusThe president confirmed that he and the first lady will now self-isolate after testing positive for coronavirus.

Regina Public Schools was notified of a student testing positive on Tuesday after another student tested positive last week.

The Florida Department of Corrections reported Tuesday that two more staff tested positive to bring that group's total to 13 in all while the number of inmates testing positive remained at four.

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The patriarch of the family was the third positive case in the town and those now testing positive are his wife, daughter, niece and two close family members.

Today we had 68 students who are quarantining due to a family member testing positive, or awaiting test results or a recent positive test.

Uma Bharti has been found Covid positive and admitted to a hospital while Kalyan Singh was also hospitalised after testing positive for Covid.

Infants testing positive during the screening will have undergo further test to determine if they do have the disease or results were false positive,” she explained.

Anyone testing positive more than 10 days before the flight can provide documentation showing they’ve recovered from Covid-19 instead of a negative test result.

But his training buddy, Rio de Janeiro Olympics champion Thiago Braz of Brazil, will miss the world championships after he was provisionally suspended for testing positive for the banned ostarine by the Athletics Integrity Unit.

Foster was suspended from athletics for six months in 1990 after testing positive for ephedrine, which he said was contained in his asthma medication.

He knew Trump had fulfilled appearances and taken the debate stage against Biden after testing positive.

So there's a large number of patients that are testing positive, but these patients are not being closed by the dental offices.

The eight-year-old alpaca was killed on August 31, 2021, after testing positive for Bovine TB.

The individual - the second confirmed case in the US - is said to have traveled from Japan before testing positive for the mutant strain.

Former Springbok flyhalf Elton Jantjies has been slapped with a four-year ban from rugby after testing positive for the banned substance Clenbuterol.

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