EXAMINATION in a Sentence

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377 example sentences for EXAMINATION, such as:

1. He has no hope of passing the examination.
2. You must give in your examination papers now.
3. He put up a good show in the final examination.
4. He did not pass the English examination this time.
5. Later,it transpired she had failed the examination.

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 Meanings and Examples of EXAMINATION
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
examination
 n.  formal systematic questioning
 n.  a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  So is the microscopic examination for blood corpuscles.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER I. MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES
2  Its somewhat ambitious title was "The Book of Life," and it attempted to show how much an observant man might learn by an accurate and systematic examination of all that came in his way.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
3  So swiftly was the examination made, that one would hardly have guessed the minuteness with which it was conducted.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
4  It was worth while to see the different conduct of the beauties who underwent this examination, during the time it was proceeding.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
5  Mrs. Norris, however, had gone home and taken down two old prayer-books of her husband with that idea; but, upon examination, the ardour of generosity went off.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
6  By an examination of the ground I gained the trifling details which I gave to that imbecile Lestrade, as to the personality of the criminal.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IV. THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY
7  On examination traces of blood were to be seen upon the windowsill, and several scattered drops were visible upon the wooden floor of the bedroom.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VI. THE MAN WITH THE TWISTED LIP
8  Inspector Barton, who had charge of the case, made a very careful examination of the premises, but without finding anything which threw any light upon the matter.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VI. THE MAN WITH THE TWISTED LIP
9  A lens and a forceps lying upon the seat of the chair suggested that the hat had been suspended in this manner for the purpose of examination.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE
10  Miss Stoner did so, and Holmes, after a careful examination through the open window, endeavoured in every way to force the shutter open, but without success.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
11  An examination showed that one of the india-rubber bands which was round the head of a driving-rod had shrunk so as not quite to fill the socket along which it worked.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IX. THE ADVENTURE OF THE ENGINEER’S THUMB
12  My whole examination served to turn my conjecture into a certainty.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NOBLE BACHELOR
13  This he opened and made a very careful examination of the sill with his powerful magnifying lens.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET
14  You have presented an inch or two of it to my examination all the time that you have been talking.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles
15  This explanation was borne out by the post-mortem examination, which showed long-standing organic disease, and the coroner's jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles
Example Sentence: (167 in 12 pages)
16  He put up a good show in the final examination.
17  You must give in your examination papers now.
18  He has no hope of passing the examination.
19  This will involve examination of the relation of size to the various cost components.
20  Forensic examination revealed a large quantity of poison in the dead man's stomach.
21  Later,it transpired she had failed the examination.
22  I had to strip down to my underwear for my medical examination.
23  You will need to have a routine biannual examination.
24  He failed to pass the examination through carelessness.
25  He did not pass the English examination this time.
26  The report stated that Dr Brady had been negligent in not giving the patient a full examination.
27  She's been very edgy recently, waiting for the examination results.
28  I am glad to hear that you have passed the examination with a good record.
29  The teacher read out the result of our chemistry examination yesterday morning.
30  Microscopic examination of a cell's chromo-somes can reveal the sex of the fetus.