Example Sentences
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Courtney E. Martin is the author of Learning in Public: Lessons for a Racially Divided America From My Daughter’s School, among other books, and writes a weekly newsletter called Examined Family.
From Slate • Dec. 31, 2025
Examined under a microscope, the tiny sections of rock Turner uncovered contain a meshwork of three-dimensional structures — branching out in a distinctive way and rejoining — that closely resembles modern sponge skeletons.
From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2021
Examined separately, the images show no sign of intrinsic connection.
From Salon • Jan. 16, 2017
Examined by Clinton’s vetting team in an early stage of the vice presidential process, it’s unclear whether they have been moved onto her short list.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2016
Examined it well from end to end and leaped upon it and bowed, and the others danced a response.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
