How to Use microscope in a Sentence

microscope

noun
  • Students viewed the crystals through a microscope.
  • The team was able to observe this process through a microscope.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 Feb. 2023
  • With the aid of a microscope, suddenly a new world of gills and spores opened up.
    Barbara Hall, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Mar. 2022
  • When one of the lab’s slides goes under a microscope, the ager zooms in on the long vertical edge of the tooth root.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Touch plants, grind them up and smell them, study them under microscopes, and meet the gente who care for them.
    San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Of course, there’s also a painter’s easel, a chisel, and a microscope.
    Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2022
  • And several hairs from the Hiller Lock were put under the microscope.
    oregonlive, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Even so, Nielsen has been under a microscope for months.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Mar. 2022
  • Its top bib was made of intricate white lace like the veins of a petal under a microscope.
    Thomas Adamson, USA TODAY, 5 July 2022
  • One of those includes the Foldscope, a microscope made from paper that costs $1.75 to make.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Sep. 2022
  • The rules are so tiny as to appear like pin dots, but are legible under the lens of a microscope.
    Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Woodward sliced the middle of the bones and examined them through a microscope.
    Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The team took slices from the bones of all the specimens and mounted them on slides to take a closer look under a microscope.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2022
  • But with Pen in the spotlight—and under the microscope—will she be forced to let Whistledown go for good?
    ELLE, 2 Apr. 2022
  • Yeah, this is the NFL, where everything is under the microscope.
    Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Now, the three have to race to solve the crime and clear their names, all while being placed under the microscope of a competing podcast.
    Wilson Chapman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2022
  • With the full Moon of the 9th in Aries, put new options under the microscope and refashion your future.
    Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 4 Oct. 2022
  • And yet when the urine was examined under a microscope, no blood was seen.
    New York Times, 26 May 2022
  • The Nashville Predators were under the microscope last year.
    Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The microscope was also a real win—my son plays with it most nights before bed.
    Simone Scully, Parents, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Anytime a depth player went in the game, the magnifying glass, the microscope is on you.
    James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 13 July 2022
  • The action film has been under the microscope due to Miller’s past bad behavior.
    Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The doctor scraped the area and examined the cells under a microscope, Simmons said.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The rods are then brought under a microscope, where the researcher counts the pollen and applies a formula that ranks the pollen level in the air each day.
    Zachary Smith, cleveland, 13 May 2022
  • Anyone with the word ‘first’ attached to her title will be under the microscope from day one.
    Ed Wittenberg, cleveland, 29 July 2022
  • Under a microscope: Trump has spent most of his life seeking the limelight.
    Nick Duffy, NBC News, 21 Apr. 2024
  • Under a microscope, it can be seen in telltale brown spots.
    Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 28 June 2022
  • Doctor Volt's microscope captured of the piece of fabric.
    Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2022
  • The moon’s clash with Venus puts your romantic activities under a microscope.
    USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
  • And scientists can genetically alter mice in countless ways, knocking out or adding DNA to express diseases or make certain cell types glow under a microscope.
    Celia Ford, Vox, 6 Sep. 2024

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