sample
noun
a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
samples
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pluralof sample.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof sample (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
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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While house was music was based on samples, designed to call a dance floor together, techno was meant to be challenging, alien and fundamentally new.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
The jungle music they had a hand in creating is still to this day characterised by its speed, syncopated rhythms, breakbeats and ragga, funk and reggae samples.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
No longer just events where designers use trunks full of samples to sell preorders, many combine the instant gratification of off-the-rack shopping with exclusive locations—private homes, hotels, yachts—and free perks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Thirty minutes later, researchers collected another set of plaque samples, this time from teeth that had not been swabbed earlier.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
A few students come up and we hand out samples.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
