How to Use examine in a Sentence
examine
verb- You should have your eyes examined.
- An accountant has been hired to examine the company's books.
- He was examined by several doctors, who found nothing wrong with him.
- The police examined the evidence carefully.
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The justices kept the law on hold but sent the case back to the trial court to examine the ban further.
— John Hanna, ajc, 27 Mar. 2023 -
The airline hired the firm Oliver Wyman to examine what went wrong and how to fix it.
— Lori Aratani and Ian Duncan, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Feb. 2023 -
The polyp is then sent to a lab to be examined by a pathologist.
— Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024 -
At the time, Davis' staff examined her spleen, liver, lymph nodes, eyes, and ears.
— Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2023 -
But one thing is clear — Caleb Williams does have options and doesn’t seem afraid to examine them all.
— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023 -
For the new study, the researchers examined the teeth of 34 early Bronze Age people in Britain.
— Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 June 2023 -
The Ivory Tower is often used to dismiss academia, and the metaphor is rarely examined for its virtue.
— Harvey C. Mansfield, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2024 -
The six-episode series examines what drives someone to break the rules and what happens when they are caught.
— Andrew Torgan, CNN, 18 Feb. 2024 -
Cramer also examined stocks that have been seeing gains on the S&P 600 — the S&P’s small cap index — as investors sell the mega caps.
— Julie Coleman, CNBC, 24 July 2024 -
Rather than just growing for the sake of growing in 2023, teams will need to grow with purpose, and founders will be forced to examine what the market needs.
— Abdullah Snobar, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023 -
Armed with that information, the team examined the admiralty charts in the area and scanned the seabed in the local area in attempt to find the ship.
— Issy Ronald, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024 -
The children on the bus were examined by a school nurse before they were put on another bus and taken to school.
— Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 12 May 2023 -
The doctors and nurses wanted to assess her, to examine her.
— David K. Li, NBC News, 22 Sep. 2023 -
The true crime story is a one-man show that examines identity, love and resilience.
— The Indianapolis Star, 26 June 2023 -
Also examined was the five-year change in average income of the top 20% of earners.
— Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 1 May 2024 -
In the new study, Riedl, Müller-Putz, and their colleagues examined the effects of videoconferencing on the brain and heart.
— IEEE Spectrum, 21 Nov. 2023 -
But Take Note These rain boots may run small, so be sure to examine the size chart and return/exchange policy.
— Casey Clark, Parents, 1 June 2024 -
Jennifer Homendy, the board’s chairwoman, said last month that the F.A.A.’s actions would be examined as part of the inquiry.
— Mark Walker, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2024 -
The scientists examined satellite images that showed the loss of sea ice at breeding sites.
— Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2023 -
Ducky examining the body of Vance’s old friend Tyler Owens, who may or may not have switched identities with Vance decades ago.
— Sara Netzley, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2024 -
And one of those steps will be to examine other cities and markets that could be ripe for future expansion.
— Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 12 May 2023 -
Pic examines friendship with trans friend Harper on 17-day road trip.
— Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2024 -
In all, the commission examined about two hundred statutes.
— Robert Samuels, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2023 -
There are 24 stem, root, leaf and flower problems with this species as described here and some must be examined in a lab to diagnose the problem.
— oregonlive, 4 June 2023 -
That’s the point at which prospective buyers can examine the team’s financials, jumpstarting their own due diligence.
— Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2024 -
Next up is examining gene expression during ethanol consumption and seeking patterns in this among animals known to be attracted to alcohol (some beetles and bats, for example).
— Rachel Berkowitz, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
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