experiment
Example Sentences
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The schemes had been a way of "widening motorways on the cheap", King said, but that they were a "failed experiment" which were "not really working on any level".
From BBC
By selectively removing each group in a series of detailed experiments, the researchers uncovered clear differences in how these cells affect tumor growth.
From Science Daily
These experiments rely on lasers and optical components to form a periodic trap that forces particles into a repeating pattern, similar to how Jello takes shape inside an ice cube tray.
From Science Daily
The chain’s regulars included its own young employees, who experimented with using ice cream toppings like frozen strawberries and mangos and wound up expanding Swig’s menu options by the hundreds.
"I . . . uh . . . I'm doing an experiment. You know—how feeding meat to an animal compares with just giving it pellets and stuff."
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
