How to Use examine in a Sentence

examine

verb
Definition of examinenext
Synonyms for examinenext
  • You should have your eyes examined.
  • An accountant has been hired to examine the company's books.
  • He was examined by several doctors, who found nothing wrong with him.
  • The police examined the evidence carefully.
  • The justices kept the law on hold but sent the case back to the trial court to examine the ban further.
    — John Hanna, ajc, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The airline hired the firm Oliver Wyman to examine what went wrong and how to fix it.
    — Lori Aratani and Ian Duncan, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The doctor uses the camera to examine the tissues in and around the uterus.
    — Rena Goldman, Health, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The polyp is then sent to a lab to be examined by a pathologist.
    — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
  • At the time, Davis' staff examined her spleen, liver, lymph nodes, eyes, and ears.
    — Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2023
  • But one thing is clear — Caleb Williams does have options and doesn’t seem afraid to examine them all.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • For the new study, the researchers examined the teeth of 34 early Bronze Age people in Britain.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 June 2023
  • The Ivory Tower is often used to dismiss academia, and the metaphor is rarely examined for its virtue.
    — Harvey C. Mansfield, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The six-episode series examines what drives someone to break the rules and what happens when they are caught.
    — Andrew Torgan, CNN, 18 Feb. 2024
  • According to Bloomberg, the case will be the first time the Supreme Court will directly examine this law since it was passed in 1996.
    — Justin Klawans, The Week, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Remove the chimney cap and examine the chimney crown and any flashing that may be present.
    — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Cramer also examined stocks that have been seeing gains on the S&P 600 — the S&P’s small cap index — as investors sell the mega caps.
    — Julie Coleman, CNBC, 24 July 2024
  • Rather than just growing for the sake of growing in 2023, teams will need to grow with purpose, and founders will be forced to examine what the market needs.
    — Abdullah Snobar, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Instead, doctors will examine you, do blood work, and maybe a few other tests to find out what’s causing the cold sweats, and treat the cause.
    — Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Armed with that information, the team examined the admiralty charts in the area and scanned the seabed in the local area in attempt to find the ship.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The children on the bus were examined by a school nurse before they were put on another bus and taken to school.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 12 May 2023
  • The doctors and nurses wanted to assess her, to examine her.
    — David K. Li, NBC News, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The true crime story is a one-man show that examines identity, love and resilience.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 26 June 2023
  • The end of the case clears the path for investigators to examine all documents seized in the Mar-a-Lago search.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 13 Dec. 2022
  • Each knife in the collection serves as a tactile work of art, designed to be held, examined, and admired.
    — Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Also examined was the five-year change in average income of the top 20% of earners.
    — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 1 May 2024
  • In the new study, Riedl, Müller-Putz, and their colleagues examined the effects of videoconferencing on the brain and heart.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 21 Nov. 2023
  • But Take Note These rain boots may run small, so be sure to examine the size chart and return/exchange policy.
    — Casey Clark, Parents, 1 June 2024
  • Jennifer Homendy, the board’s chairwoman, said last month that the F.A.A.’s actions would be examined as part of the inquiry.
    — Mark Walker, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The scientists examined satellite images that showed the loss of sea ice at breeding sites.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Ducky examining the body of Vance’s old friend Tyler Owens, who may or may not have switched identities with Vance decades ago.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 20 Feb. 2024

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