How to Use empirical in a Sentence

empirical

adjective

• They collected plenty of empirical data from their experiments.
• But most of the empirical evidence thus far points to the contrary.
  — David Zweig, Wired, 11 May 2020
• And every bit of empirical evidence points to the fact that there are no good cops.
  — Michael Harriot, The Root, 24 May 2018
• This element is much less empirical than the first two and refers to where and how the ski makes contact with snow.
  — Elijah Rawls, Men's Health, 16 Dec. 2022
• More empirical work is needed to say for certain if a species grieves and mourns.
  — Caitlyn Finton, Discover Magazine, 21 Jan. 2022
• And the empirical basis for it is, in any case, doubtful.
  — The Economist, 28 Nov. 2020
• The whole thing about faith is to believe things for which there is no empirical evidence.
  — Bruce Bartlett, The New Republic, 23 Nov. 2020
• There is a blueprint for success, empirical data to guide us, and a light at the end of the tunnel.
  — Michael Dresser, baltimoresun.com, 14 Feb. 2018
• But the empirical record showed this to be at best an incomplete account.
  — Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2022
• But that’s the least likely based on the latest empirical data.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 15 July 2021
• The question is, how long can one deny a growing empirical body of facts?
  — National Geographic, 5 Feb. 2017
• In terms of the existing empirical research, the results are very mixed.
  — Matt Simon, Wired, 30 Nov. 2021
• The point of the pilots isn’t just the empirical findings, but to make the policy tangible.
  — Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 12 June 2023
• The research is the first empirical study of a wind farm effect on a lobster population.
  — Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 1 July 2021
• The Catholic Church must align itself with empirical facts.
  — Brooke Stanton, National Review, 15 June 2021
• Other than higher profits, none of the rest of the scenario has much empirical backing.
  — Jared Bernstein, Houston Chronicle, 23 Feb. 2018
• There were two reasons for that, one empirical and one structural.
  — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 1 Aug. 2022
• There is no empirical metric to measure the day’s success.
  — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 2 May 2017
• As researchers call for more empirical data to identify the best care plan, advocates warn the world is on the verge of a crisis.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2023
• But a lot of empirical work in this area got going by just looking for correlations.
  — Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 31 May 2023
• If this is an empirical claim, it’s contradicted by the facts.
  — Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2021
• Launch at a smaller scale, gather the empirical data and adjust.
  — Andy Lin, Forbes, 25 June 2021
• There is not a large amount of empirical data on judicial review of search warrants.
  — Nyamekye Daniel, Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2020
• But still, at least from an empirical perspective, the Ravens ought to have a slight boost by resting this week.
  — Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2024
• While progress is being made and qubits are being added, the process is mostly a slow grind of refinement and empirical testing.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 16 Mar. 2018
• And then, of course, there is the empirical evidence collected in the past twenty-three years.
  — Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2023
• That has been disproven time and time again, both at an empirical and an anecdotal level.
  — Christine M. Flowers, Philly.com, 12 Oct. 2017
• There’s actually no empirical answer to what is the right price.
  — Recode Staff, Recode, 14 Mar. 2018
• There is a lack of empirical evidence that unpacks this question in detail.
  — Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2022
• Biden and his supporters want an election about empirical facts.
  — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 28 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024