How to Use inspection in a Sentence

inspection

noun
  • The barracks are ready for inspection.
  • Close inspection of the candles revealed some small defects.
  • Regular inspections are required of all restaurants in the area.
  • If the inspection goes well and the sale proceeds, there is still work to do.
    Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Closer inspection shows some of the rungs of the helix are askew.
    Time, 12 Jan. 2023
  • So if your items pass inspection, the odds are in your favor.
    Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2023
  • This time, there was no inspection of cars leaving the zone.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The event is marked with the King conducting an inspection of his troops.
    Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 14 June 2024
  • The last complaint, on July 6, led to a city inspection, which is still in progress.
    oregonlive, 19 July 2023
  • The passage will be subject to inspections and the aid will go to civilians, not Hamas, Biden said.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Emma secured tickets to see the inspection of the troops at Horse Guards.
    Elizabeth Holmes, Town & Country, 5 May 2023
  • Chang said the last inspection at the East Harlem center was in February.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 28 Sep. 2023
  • But the city won’t be eating the cost of more inspections — fines levied on the apartment owners will cover that.
    Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The inspection appears to be the FDA’s first visit to the plant, according to agency records.
    Wire Reports, oregonlive, 6 Apr. 2023
  • In Troy, an inspection found the high school was unsafe to occupy.
    Becca Savransky, ProPublica, 6 Sep. 2023
  • To search the restaurant inspections, type in a keyword or restaurant name.
    Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 June 2024
  • Closer inspection showed Oram the bird was in trouble, too.
    Matt Williams, Dallas News, 6 Jan. 2023
  • For a complete list of inspection results, go to OrlandoSentinel.com/inspections.
    Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2023
  • By the 1970s, inspections found that some of the girders were starting to bend under the weight of the additional lanes and traffic.
    Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2024
  • The process had involved two phone interviews and a home inspection.
    Nell Freudenberger, The New Yorker, 28 July 2024
  • Food trucks do need licenses from the city and are subject to inspection by the food department.
    Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2023
  • This is all without a complete inspection of the ballots.
    Tara Kavaler, The Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2022
  • The water heater was reset three times during the inspection.
    Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 24 May 2024
  • Harvest Valley hasn’t returned a call or an email about the inspections.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Stores have already failed inspection six times in 2023.
    Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Speaking of the concierge, the staff to guest ratio at the villa during our inspection was five to four, and that meant that the service started to feel psychic.
    Tom Weijand, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2023
  • But upon closer inspection, the streetlamp lying on its side turned out to be a prop.
    Dodai Stewart, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The lower deck of the Marquam Bridge will have inspection work closures Sunday night.
    oregonlive, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Hong Kong authorities expect to license more digital-asset exchanges by the end of 2024 after completing a five-month inspection period that had raised doubts about the prospect of further approvals.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Asia, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Holdups include environmental inspections to ensure the properties are safe, and customary searches by cadaver dogs, though no missing people have been reported, Fryhoff said.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024

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