examine

Example Sentences

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Investors will examine discussions on inflation expectations, which some officials warned could drift higher if inflation persists.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Researchers used cutting-edge synchrotron imaging to examine the inside of the fossil in detail.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Reviewing Simon Stone’s original production—which is being presented at the Met—our critic called the opera “devastating,” saying that it “uses all the powers of the form to examine an all-too-contemporary subject.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The claim alleges that Kelley-Eklund and Osborn failed to properly examine and handle the grenade, and says Lemus was not expecting a live device to be present at the training center.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

He let his eyes examine each of the remaining starting-point possibilities—top left, bottom left, and bottom right—and then, in a form of backward reasoning, tracked the path from the princess to the knight.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady