scan

Example Sentences

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As they moved through the space, they scanned the room, making eye contact with employees and customers.

From BBC

Before AI, technology known as optical character recognition could scan documents into a digital format.

From Barron's

They returned two days later, with fire weather conditions forecast to increase, and scanned the fire footprint to ensure no residual heat remained.

From Los Angeles Times

The moment an order pops up on the screen, workers jump into action - picking, scanning, and packing items into the trademark brown paper bags with such speed it almost feels robotic.

From BBC

I scan through the remaining paragraph and sign my name at the bottom.

From Literature