auscultate

Example Sentences

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I wanted to auscultate, but that was not an option.

From The Guardian • Sep. 7, 2020

Nevertheless, they gave advice, got on the moral hobby again, and had the assurance to auscultate.

From Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life by Flaubert, Gustave

"I wish you to auscultate me," he said, addressing the doctor who entered the room.

From The Silver Lining A Guernsey Story by Roussel, John

Paramón Paramónitch felt his pulse, looked at his tongue, interrogated him after a fashion, and finally announced that it was indispensably necessary to "auscultate" him.

From A Reckless Character And Other Stories by Hapgood, Isabel Florence

It was therefore necessary to demolish, as we proceeded, a great part of the ship’s inner skin and fittings, and to auscultate what remained, like a doctor sounding for a lung disease.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis