How to Use inspector in a Sentence
inspector
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One dancer sneezes on a client, who turns out to be a health inspector.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2022
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That could have hurt or killed the monkey, the inspector wrote.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2022
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Last week, a building inspector found two beds on the eighth floor.
—Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Dec. 2022
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So, in most cases, if the inspector didn’t much care for the chicken, the restaurant was judged on that meal alone.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
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The inspector allowed the food to stay but with the cooler door properly shut.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2024
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The document did not explain how the inspector learned about the gifts.
—Spencer S. Hsu and Clarence Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Apr. 2022
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Ramirez and his wife moved from Portland to Maui 16 years ago to work as a building inspector.
—Tom Hallman, oregonlive, 11 Aug. 2023
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So, the inspector watched the employee get his hands wet.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 May 2024
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The inspectors later urged Westforth to submit the forms by email.
—Vernal Coleman, ProPublica, 11 Dec. 2023
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The job was completed at 3 a.m. with mere hours to spare before the inspector’s next walk-through.
—Stacey Lastoe, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 June 2023
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According to inspectors, the HVAC in the kitchen was at 107 degrees.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 July 2024
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Here’s some of what the inspector found: About nine pieces of rodent dung in the lobby behind the drink station counter.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
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The inspector noticed that the door did not latch closed unless the door was slammed, according to the audit.
—Patrick Linehan, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2022
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The current reinspection fees do not cover the cost of the city inspector's time, Baggett said.
—Janelle Jessen, Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2022
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Along with his career, Crane also served as the Crown Point fire inspector for eight years.
—Jane Bukun, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2022
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In 1950 the family moved to Hong Kong, where Mr. Cheung found work as a bus inspector.
—Tiffany May, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2022
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The inspector’s report states that tomato sauce was stored in a pot in a walk-in cooler at 60 degrees.
—Pam McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2023
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According to a complaint filed by an inspector, X did not have a permit for the work.
—Bychloe Taylor, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2023
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Rose was traveling westbound on U.S. Route 35 and failed to stop for the inspector and troopers who were called in for help.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 23 July 2023
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The inspector interviewed the family and looked through the house.
—Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 11 Mar. 2022
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That's a decision for the owners and health inspector, Bowen said.
—Alex Groth, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2022
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But seven road maintenance workers and one inspector were still on the bridge when the ship struck.
—Emily Le Coz, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
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Sheller declined to provide the names of the inspector or other poll worker.
—Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Nov. 2022
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Then, ask for a list of what the inspector will be checking during your inspection.
—Stefanie Waldek, House Beautiful, 1 July 2023
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My mum was the owner of a very cute little fabric store in the heart of Antibes old town, while my dad was a police inspector.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2023
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Elise King is champing at the bit to return to her day job as a detective inspector with the major crime team.
—Mary Cadden, USA TODAY, 15 June 2022
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The forensic inspector at the scene that day was a man named Caslav Ristic, already a veteran at his job.
—Robert F. Worth, New York Times, 3 May 2023
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But the dish that Michelin inspectors singled out in awarding star No. 3 was this stunning, melt-in-your mouth plate.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
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The set also had to comply with building codes and be tracked by city building inspectors.
—Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
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With so many species and shipments, wildlife inspectors are overwhelmed.
—Alice Catherine Hughes, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
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