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.
  • 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
  • This refers to the ability to think things through and examine evidence rationally.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Toys with sharp edges can cause cuts and other injuries, so parents should carefully examine those toys before allowing play.
    Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 29 Nov. 2024

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