EXAMINATION in a Sentence

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377 example sentences for EXAMINATION, such as:
1. I expect he'll pass the examination.
2. My examination was a cinch and I passed easily.
3. The college entrance examination is a real challenge.
4. So is the microscopic examination for blood corpuscles.
5. Careful examination of the ruins revealed new evidence.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of EXAMINATION
examination
 n.  formal systematic questioning
 n.  a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  So is the microscopic examination for blood corpuscles.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER I. MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES
2  Its somewhat ambitious title was "The Book of Life," and it attempted to show how much an observant man might learn by an accurate and systematic examination of all that came in his way.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
3  So swiftly was the examination made, that one would hardly have guessed the minuteness with which it was conducted.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
4  It was worth while to see the different conduct of the beauties who underwent this examination, during the time it was proceeding.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
5  Mrs. Norris, however, had gone home and taken down two old prayer-books of her husband with that idea; but, upon examination, the ardour of generosity went off.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
6  By an examination of the ground I gained the trifling details which I gave to that imbecile Lestrade, as to the personality of the criminal.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IV. THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY
7  On examination traces of blood were to be seen upon the windowsill, and several scattered drops were visible upon the wooden floor of the bedroom.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VI. THE MAN WITH THE TWISTED LIP
8  Inspector Barton, who had charge of the case, made a very careful examination of the premises, but without finding anything which threw any light upon the matter.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VI. THE MAN WITH THE TWISTED LIP
9  A lens and a forceps lying upon the seat of the chair suggested that the hat had been suspended in this manner for the purpose of examination.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE
10  Miss Stoner did so, and Holmes, after a careful examination through the open window, endeavoured in every way to force the shutter open, but without success.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
11  An examination showed that one of the india-rubber bands which was round the head of a driving-rod had shrunk so as not quite to fill the socket along which it worked.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER’S THUMB
12  My whole examination served to turn my conjecture into a certainty.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NOBLE BACHELOR
13  This he opened and made a very careful examination of the sill with his powerful magnifying lens.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET
14  You have presented an inch or two of it to my examination all the time that you have been talking.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles
15  This explanation was borne out by the post-mortem examination, which showed long-standing organic disease, and the coroner's jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles
Example Sentence: (167 in 12 pages)
1  With your examination only a few days ahead,it is time you began to buckle to.
2  The school's controversial methods have come under examination by the local authority.
3  Hearty congratulations on your passing the examination with excellent result.
4  The courses do not follow the syllabus of any particular examination board.
5  They found invasive cancer during a routine examination.
6  The college entrance examination is a real challenge.
7  Congratulations on your success in the national college entrance examination.
8  My best wishes for your success in the examination and look forward to hearing in due course that you have passed.
9  It takes years to work your way through the examination system until you gain a degree.
10  He realized his dream when he passed the entrance examination.
11  My examination was a cinch and I passed easily.
12  Evidence is given on oath and witnesses are subject to cross - examination.
13  Careful examination of the ruins revealed new evidence.
14  I expect he'll pass the examination.
15  His cheating on the final examination queered his chances of graduation.