How to Use scrutinize in a Sentence

scrutinize

verb
Definition of scrutinizenext
Synonyms for scrutinizenext
  • I closely scrutinized my opponent's every move.
  • Her performance was carefully scrutinized by her employer.
  • There will be much to scrutinize Biden over in the years to come.
    — Joseph Simonson, Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Many states have not yet had the chance to scrutinize the deal.
    — Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 22 July 2021
  • The Free Press confirmed with two sources that the post was the one being scrutinized.
    — David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 27 Mar. 2023
  • And yet, by and large, YouTube’s game plan of giving less to scrutinize has worked.
    — Evelyn Douek, Wired, 17 Nov. 2020
  • That’s why the banks’ forecasts for the year ahead will be closely scrutinized.
    — Tom Hudson, miamiherald, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Now everything is a text to be scrutinized, whether the work can bear it or not.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
  • The shooting already has been scrutinized by the council and the public.
    — Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Who would have thought a beer name could ever be scrutinized so much?
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 23 Apr. 2020
  • Freshman Jake Allen was scrutinized at the end of his high school career.
    — Ryan Ginn, ajc, 18 Dec. 2017
  • In June, the city pushed back to later this year a wide-ranging study session that will scrutinize the city’s blight woes.
    — George Avalos, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Few new coaching hires will be as scrutinized as the one at Arizona State.
    — Matt Murschel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 9 June 2018
  • So far, the direction of travel for search is clear: scrutinize sources less and trust what you’re told more.
    — James Vincent, The Verge, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Intrepid fans scrutinize each new snippet of footage frame by frame to find clues about the show's future.
    — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 24 Oct. 2021
  • Those plans are scrutinized and modified to fit the emotional structure of the film from scene to scene.
    — Hugh Hart, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2020
  • And who knows, maybe one day Ninja will be as scrutinized as Messi.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 13 July 2018
  • Sanders’ health will also be scrutinized at the debate.
    — Philip Elliott / Columbus, Time, 16 Oct. 2019
  • This is a good day to scrutinize your finances and make some decisions.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive.com, 14 Aug. 2019
  • His play from game to game is scrutinized, but not without reason.
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 5 May 2023
  • The prison system has long been scrutinized by the left for its overcrowding problem.
    — Fox News, 9 May 2020
  • So the performance of this gadget will be scrutinized first.
    — Fortune, 1 May 2018
  • The authors also scrutinize museums that deal with the thieves who steal their art.
    — Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2022
  • In his view, the ban is the culmination of nearly two years of him and his team scrutinizing the app, not some knee-jerk move.
    — Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Some scrutinize their own world for clues, while others look out at the farthest horizons.
    — Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 June 2021
  • Any long-term contract later agreed to would be scrutinized by MLB.
    — Jim Armstrong, chicagotribune.com, 13 Sep. 2017
  • Other governors have had their use of the state plane scrutinized.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal, 3 Oct. 2019
  • Tatum was a force for the Celtics, despite being highly scrutinized.
    — Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 2 July 2024
  • A number of people who have raised questions about Sheehy's gunshot wound have been scrutinized for criticizing Republicans in the past.
    — Stephen Neukam, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Are there risks from fluoride? Despite decades of study and real-world evidence of its benefits, fluoride continues to be scrutinized.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024

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