How to Use testing ground in a Sentence

testing ground

noun
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  • That was a really good testing ground what might be plausible for the next step in Khanate.
    — Andy O'Connor, SPIN, 25 May 2023
  • Evans says that as a first demonstration, CryoHub will be a testing ground.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 23 Sep. 2019
  • The campaign trail will prove the ultimate testing ground, speaking to Emhoff’s values as much as his sense of style.
    — Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Workers built barracks, roads and piers, setting the stage for the island to become the Navy’s premier weapons testing ground.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Sleepaway camp can be the perfect testing ground for helping parents let go and let their children grow.
    — Emily Edlynn, Parents, 23 Oct. 2023
  • In 2014, the village became the testing ground for Mr. Civantos’s acequia restoration project.
    — Constant Méheut, New York Times, 19 July 2023
  • Ukraine has become a giant testing ground for drones from all over the world - the United States, Germany, Poland, and other partner countries.
    — Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Almost as if the Triassic was a testing ground that resulted in the largest dinosaurs that ever lived in the Cretaceous.
    — Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 26 July 2023
  • The West Bank has long been seen as a testing ground for Israeli surveillance technology and tactics.
    — WIRED, 7 Nov. 2023
  • At the same time, Ukraine has become a testing ground for an array of air-defense systems, according to the Ukrainian military.
    — Marc Santora, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Tales from this testing ground suggest that AI agents will be able to do impressive things in the near future that will make digital life much easier.
    — Will Knight, WIRED, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Over the course of these exchanges, Central Asia has emerged as a testing ground for security instruments that Beijing has yet to use elsewhere.
    — Temur Umarov, Foreign Affairs, 30 June 2023
  • The region, home to nearly 700 million people, is often seen as a testing ground for China’s attempts to expand its power.
    — Huong Le Thu, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2023
  • But, this is a testing ground for innovation that could permeate the company.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 21 Nov. 2023
  • In Newport Beach, the chemicals in shallow groundwater were left by a former testing ground for missile systems.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Between your average car or a large Class 8 truck, companies across the country are using Texas as a testing ground for this new technology, which could change how freight is hauled.
    — Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 29 June 2023
  • The idea is to create a testing ground for new tech that could improve patients’ health while making hospital processes more efficient.
    — Mohana Ravindranath, STAT, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Many have found an outlet in sports—for decades a testing ground for gender equality in the Islamic Republic, where women were not even allowed in the same stadium as men.
    — Forough Alaei, TIME, 13 July 2024
  • Jones and Bowen say that universities offer a live testing ground for many generative AI use cases.
    — Emilia David, The Verge, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Under the dictator Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus has often served as a testing ground for methods of repression.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
  • Central Asia is a testing ground for security instruments Beijing has yet to use elsewhere.
    — Temur Umarov, Foreign Affairs, 30 June 2023
  • The festival is a fun time — and a testing ground for sustainability initiatives that may eventually be used throughout the live sector.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The measure is expected to be challenged legally and will serve as a testing ground for the TikTok-free America that many national lawmakers have envisioned.
    — Amy Beth Hanson and Haleluya Hadero, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2023
  • California has been a testing ground for a slew of robotaxis, from Waymo to Amazon's Zoox—but seven firms based in China are quietly testing their robotaxis in the state, too.
    — Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 9 July 2024
  • San Francisco became a critical testing ground for these insider repeal efforts on a wide range of topics.
    — Courtney E. Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Feb. 2024
  • In this year's blockbuster Supreme Court term, there was a notable loser: a Louisiana court that has become the national testing ground for conservative causes.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 25 July 2024
  • That’s partly because the government views the financial center as a testing ground for longer-term policy, even while banning most forms of crypto-activity on the mainland.
    — Sarah Zheng, Bloomberg.com, 19 May 2023
  • The 12-team league, composed mostly of players with less than three years of professional experience, serves as a testing ground for MLB and features several different rules.
    — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
  • That disconnect is only amplified on the initial laps at Italy’s Autodromo di Varano testing ground.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Disguised as an epidemic prevention and water purification department, the unit functioned through the end of the war as a testing ground for agents of biological warfare.
    — Emily Langer, BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2023

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