in situ

Example Sentences

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More recently, I tidied the home of a friend who was in the hospital, the pill bottles and crumpled blankets left in situ as evidence of someone else’s pain.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

An inital attempt to remove the device's detonator failed, French media reports, prompting authorities to destroy the historic munition in situ with a controlled explosion.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

As for the Mother Tree Project, it found that the more towering beauties left in situ, the better for all types of seedlings and plants in the test sites.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

There are other conditions highlighted that need to be in situ at this point for a stock market rally to develop.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

So they treated the invasive type aggressively but generally didn’t worry about carcinoma in situ because they thought it couldn’t spread.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot