sample
noun
a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
sampled
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past participleof sample.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof sample.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
samplenouna small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
Example Sentences
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M. trumani and every felid lineage sampled in the study lacked a functional gene responsible for producing a receptor involved in detecting sour tastes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
The song gained popularity when it was first released in 2008, but it became known worldwide in 2016 when Canadian rapper Drake sampled it on his chart-topping single One Dance.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
The score, while respectable, was still lower than a buffalo chicken Caesar she sampled in Syracuse and a Caesar wrap from Sweetgreen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Perry and her partner, Canada's former prime minister Justin Trudeau, sampled the delights of Mykonos.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
After Dora and I had sorted through our plunder, and counted and sampled and traded until we were satisfied, her mother drove me back to my house.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
