Example Sentences

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While Henry plays the game, the cap is scanning his brain activity and building up a picture of how well he can control his decision making.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2025

Isla Fisher’s character is asked in “Confessions of a Shopaholic,” by a friend who is scanning her job qualifications.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2022

One thing Platt said he’s careful about is scanning each bird to ensure that those being sold are not among Lakeland’s mated pairs.

From Washington Times • Sep. 27, 2020

Among the brain regions that Knickmeyer is scanning, the amygdala and prefrontal cortex hold her highest interest; both have been affected by microbiota manipulations in rodent models.

From Nature • Oct. 13, 2015

I needed a position, needed it badly, while the others— But her eyes are on our faces, she is scanning us all with that close and calculating gaze which lets nothing escape.

From The Mayor's Wife by Green, Anna Katharine