sampling

Example Sentences

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One way to think about the system is as a group of specialized tasters sampling different aspects of the same complex mixture.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

He wasted no time in showing the extent of his decades-long discography by teasing his classic track Praise You before sampling Queen's iconic Don't Stop Me Now.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

He does not rely on anecdote alone but instead builds patterns from a wide sampling of Fourth of July orations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Andrew Whelton, a Purdue University researcher who has studied environmental risk following disaster, said the EPA sampling — which tested only one mixed sample — would probably mask heavily polluted areas of the home.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

He listened to my heart and lungs, his bald head dipping on the long neck like that of a brontosaurus, sampling leaves.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides