National Academy of Sciences
Americannoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Mr. Koonin, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, is a National Academy of Sciences member and chaired the NRC Divisional Committee for Engineering and Physical Sciences from 2014 to 2019.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
At one point, she told Kennedy that “study after study after study” has found no link between vaccines and autism, citing findings from the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
A 2009 report by the National Academy of Sciences examining the state of forensic sciences found, “The scientific basis for handwriting comparisons needs to be strengthened.”
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
But as a coalition of attorneys general has pointed out, the now-withdrawn climate guide is still being promoted by the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
In a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in 2012, researchers from Harvard University used MRI scans to look inside the brain and ask: What happens when we disclose information?
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
![]()
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.