lab rat

Example Sentences

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We’re like a lab rat that keeps taking the bit of cheese that’s attached to an electrical wire.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2024

What’s more, it’s difficult to be your own lab rat: Most people with periods don’t have a textbook 28-day cycle, with ovulation falling on Day 14.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2023

But, in a milestone, the device showed remarkable success in a lab rat.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2023

Her mum Angela said protesters accused her of using Grace "as a lab rat".

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2021

“They didn’t do anything ... and Eden .. . he’s not a lab rat, you know.”

From "Legend" by Marie Lu