How to Use discover in a Sentence

discover

verb
  • The tests have discovered problems in the current design.
  • She soon discovered what had been going on.
  • It took her several weeks to discover the solution.
  • Several new species of plants have recently been discovered.
  • Some of them may go extinct before humans can even discover them.
    Doug Johnson, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2022
  • And it’s also about being able to discover new things within that.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Search crews later discovered seven cold-water immersion suits and two strobe lights in the water.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Hours later, John Ramsey discovered his daughter dead in their basement.
    Josh Margolin, ABC News, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Every day, women put in greater effort than ever before in order to discover happiness in every aspect of their life.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Regard strand at Cannes, centers on a teenage girl named Lesia who discovers her father, a crime boss, hiding out at a remote villa with his clan.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Natasha eventually discovers Carrie in her apartment with Big, chases her out, and falls down the stairs, breaking her teeth.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Their storylines follow the same beats: The protagonist(s) discover a new family in a previously foreign place.
    Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Inaya and her team discover this isn’t the first attack on recent arrivals; months earlier two Somali girls went missing and the case was suspiciously closed.
    Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Dec. 2022
  • In the Season 3 premiere, Leighton discovers that the high-level mathematics class she was set to take is canceled due to a lack of participants.
    Rachel Seo, Variety, 2 Dec. 2024
  • In the new series, Yi, Jin and Peng discover that their surroundings are bursting with magical creatures — who all seem to need their assistance.
    Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Make the effort to discover all your data sources and ETL platforms in scope for migration and understand the business rationale for each.
    Chetan Mathur, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Scroll through to discover all the street style trends below.
    Irene Kim, Vogue, 10 July 2023
  • The team also discovered three more new species: the Barki dwarf gecko, the Chandoli dwarf gecko and the Sahyadri dwarf gecko.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Here, a guide to the best 1980s movies to discover (or revisit) now.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2024
  • So, giddy up and click through the slides ahead to discover and shop the best cowboy boots on the market for fall.
    Alicia Lansom, refinery29.com, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The car was discovered seven days after the escape in a tow yard.
    Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Along the way, the divas also discover that the love between them all is still very strong too.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Her search to discover the cause leads her to uncover some painful truths.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 16 May 2023
  • The launch at Sephora allowed fans to discover the brand in real life.
    Kati Chitrakorn, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2023
  • To address these concerns and more, read on to discover the best serum for glowing skin.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Be like a sponge and absorb all there is to learn and discover in this crazy world of film festivals.
    Jonathan Martin, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2023
  • At the end of the semester, Uelsmann and his jury were amazed to discover two things.
    Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
  • At the end of the episode, we're left with a cliffhanger and don't discover Jen's superpower.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 27 Jan. 2023
  • On June 28, she was discovered in the barracks at Camp Pendleton.
    Chris Boyette, CNN, 9 July 2023
  • The fire, which was discovered by the home’s owner, burned in the attic of the two-car garage, according to the Monday release.
    Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024

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