samples

NOUN

example, model

Synonyms

STRONGEST

case fragment pattern piece sampling specimen

STRONG

bit bite constituent element exemplification illustration indication individual instance morsel part portion representative segment sign typification unit

WEAK

case history cross section

Antonyms

STRONGEST

whole

VERB

taste, try

Synonyms

STRONGEST

examine inspect savor sip

STRONG

experience experiment partake test

Example Sentences

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Samples collected in the São Paolo metropolitan area in Brazil reached 98 nanograms per cubic meter.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Samples would be taken from bones for DNA analysis in the future.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Samples collected from patients are being analysed in the laboratory, which could give a better picture about the strain and why the infection has been more invasive.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Samples had already been taken from mesh for testing, she added.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

Samples of work, it said, should represent both the academic and commercial fields of art, and were to be submitted to Monsieur I. Yoshoto, directeur, formerly of the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts, Tokyo.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger