Example Sentences

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They will sample resident fish, young salmon on their way to the ocean, and adult salmon after they've returned.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2022

If the explosion went as planned — the mission team are yet to confirm the detonation — it will expose some of the asteroid’s subsurface layers, which the probe will sample during a later touchdown.

From Nature • Apr. 4, 2019

Last month, the InSight lander, which will sample the planet's interior, successfully touched down at Elysium Planitia.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2018

Fisheries crews in the fall will sample lakes to see how well the fingerlings did and also gauge the success of natural walleye reproduction.

From Washington Times • Sep. 3, 2018

"Drive up, and we will sample some of it," ordered Roch.

From The Expressman and the Detective by Pinkerton, Allan