- present participle of survey.
surveying
Example Sentences
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"When I opened it in the seventies, I was still a young man... now nothing is left," he said, leaning heavily on a walking stick and surveying the vast destruction.
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
The ranking resulted from surveying more than 24,000 city residents worldwide and gathering insights from a panel of Time Out experts and editors.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
They’re a reminder that she’s the filmmaker, surveying a story that belongs to others.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
The Gallup-Purdue Index, surveying more than 30,000 graduates on workplace engagement and life satisfaction, finds that institutional type—private vs. public, selective vs. not—explains almost none of the variation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
"Everything all right?" he asked, surveying the room.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
