How to Use litmus test in a Sentence

litmus test

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  • The party is using attitudes about gun control as a litmus test for political candidates.
  • Think of them as more of a Rorschach test than a litmus test.
    — Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Exploring a Porsche listing is a nod to that need and will be a litmus test of sorts for its future.
    — Eyk Henning, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Everything must be assessed Through the wokeness litmus test.
    — WSJ, 4 Mar. 2021
  • The Mavericks’ game Sunday night against Portland will be an important litmus test.
    — Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 13 Feb. 2021
  • Such reports are a litmus test, confirming suspicions of vulnerable weapons systems.
    — Lukasz Olejnik, Wired, 10 Mar. 2021
  • That program, championed in recent years by Republicans, has long been a litmus test in races for state superintendent.
    — Scott Bauer, Star Tribune, 9 Feb. 2021
  • Tonal is the first of the major fitness brands to partner with an outside retailer to demonstrate its products, meaning the partnership could be a litmus test for other brands to follow suit.
    — Blake Morgan, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2021
  • In many ways, the vaccination program is a litmus test for nations with large indigenous groups that feel marginalized and distrustful of government policy.
    — Rhiannon Hoyle, WSJ, 27 Mar. 2021
  • Thus, Tuesday's game is a litmus test for Michigan — and likely a key determinant in who will finish atop the Big Ten this season.
    — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 12 Jan. 2021
  • One of the biggest contrasts between Kerr and Underly is the private school voucher program, which has been a litmus test in the state superintendent race for decades.
    — Scott Bauer, Star Tribune, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Smart is unsurprisingly amped for this litmus test for his No 6 Longhorns against coach Scott Drew’s undefeated wrecking ball.
    — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Feb. 2021
  • The staredown has become a litmus test on the benefits and drawbacks of modern free agency, monster contracts, player empowerment, franchise ownership, and self above team.
    — Brian T. Smith, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Feb. 2021
  • Or a litmus test in terms of finding the right fit there?
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 3 May 2022
  • The litmus test: was the bathroom too small to close the door behind her?
    — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 16 Sep. 2022
  • The matchup with the Vikings will be a good litmus test to see how much the Bengals have improved.
    — Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2021
  • The Seagoville game appeared to a key litmus test Pinkston passed.
    — Rick Kretzschmar, Dallas News, 15 Sep. 2022
  • How the game goes could be a litmus test for both franchises.
    — Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2024
  • How will that play out in an era when school choice has become a GOP litmus test?
    — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Mar. 2023
  • But the real litmus test is what a host is like behind closed doors.
    — Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2022
  • If not, what will be the progressive litmus test in 2022?
    — James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Dec. 2021
  • The jump in gas prices could prove to be a litmus test for Metro and mass transit in general.
    — Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2022
  • But who knows what Trump whim will be the next litmus test for remaining in his good graces?
    — Dean Obeidallah, CNN, 10 Oct. 2021
  • And it’s why many see the trial as a litmus test: If this video won’t make a difference, what would?
    — Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Have the candidates in Ohio been made to submit to a kind of Trump-2020-election-claims litmus test?
    — The New Yorker, 3 May 2022
  • In addition, Squid Game, given its dark and adult themes, may not be the best litmus test.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 11 Oct. 2021
  • The stock market’s bumpy start to 2022 provides a useful litmus test.
    — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 30 Jan. 2022
  • The annual tournament acts as a litmus test for the men's game (is Tiger okay?!).
    — USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
  • My mom is oftentimes my litmus test of whether or not something is working.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 May 2024
  • Officers subject to partisan litmus tests might be inclined to bend those rules.
    — Risa Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2024

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