EXAMINE in a Sentence

Learn EXAMINE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
377 example sentences for EXAMINE, such as:
1. She was sent to examine into the matter.
2. Here I proceeded to examine its contents.
3. I need to examine all possible contingencies.
4. A team of divers was sent down to examine the wreck.
5. This injection stuns the rhinoceros, so we can examine it.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of EXAMINE
examine
 v.  question closely
 v.  consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Seizing a half-consumed piece of wood from the smouldering fire, he blew it into a flame, and proceeded with its help to examine the little camp.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS
2  One day, however, he arrived unexpectedly to examine the plans.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter V
3  "Or he may have fled," said Utterson, and he turned to examine the door in the by-street.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THE LAST NIGHT
4  They mounted the stair in silence, and still with an occasional awe-struck glance at the dead body, proceeded more thoroughly to examine the contents of the cabinet.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THE LAST NIGHT
5  Here I proceeded to examine its contents.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER DR. LANYON'S NARRATIVE
6  They were afraid to look; but they did examine it, and found no mark of violence, inside or out.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VI
7  A light was procured accordingly, and the robber proceeded to examine the purse.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
8  Rebecca lost no time in causing the patient to be transported to their temporary dwelling, and proceeded with her own hands to examine and to bind up his wounds.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII
9  Mr. Crawford was the first to move forward to examine the capabilities of that end of the house.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
10  The terror of his former occasional visits to that room seemed all renewed, and she felt as if he were going to examine her again in French and English.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXII
11  We had better inspect the premises first, and examine the servants afterwards.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXI
12  'If he was coming here, he'd have come with the dog,' said Kags, stooping down to examine the animal, who lay panting on the floor.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER L
13  By the way, in view of recent occurrences, perhaps I ought to ask Mrs. Hudson to examine its crop.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE
14  Now, we must make the best use of our time, so kindly take us at once to the rooms which we are to examine.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
15  Holmes refused to examine the third chamber, so we passed at once to the second, that in which Miss Stoner was now sleeping, and in which her sister had met with her fate.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
Example Sentence: (167 in 12 pages)
1  They were sent ahead of the main troops to examine the enemy's position.
2  The police will have to examine the weapon for fingerprints.
3  In sampling, we choose a small number of items which we think are typical of the whole and examine the sample.
4  We shall now proceed to examine these two aspects of the problem in detail.
5  And if we examine the bare rock at the base of the grassy hill we discover carved spirals.
6  It is necessary to examine how the proposals can be carried out.
7  We can examine the bones of dinosaurs and make deductions about how they lived.
8  I'll start with some generalities and then examine a few specific examples.
9  The group has been given a remit to examine ways of improving the local transport system.
10  We need to examine all the costs involved in the project first.
11  I need to examine all possible contingencies.
12  She was sent to examine into the matter.
13  X-rays are used by doctors to examine the bones or organs inside our body.
14  A team of divers was sent down to examine the wreck.
15  This injection stuns the rhinoceros, so we can examine it.