observation
Example Sentences
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An observation deck on its roof would offer sweeping views of the city.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Part-sculpted work and marble block, each has a tragic aspect to it, recalling John Greenleaf Whittier’s forlorn observation: “For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: ‘It might have been!’
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
This strikes me as an observation about a democracy responding to its citizens.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026
"The observation of multiple symmetry-protected nodal lines in a simple elemental ferromagnet is therefore highly unexpected and establishes cobalt as a model system for studying the interplay between topology and magnetism."
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
Beth took an observation of the new boys and decided that the lame one was not ‘dreadful’, but gentle and feeble, and she would be kind to him on that account.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Vocabulary lists containing observation
The Scientific Method
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The ACT Science Test: The Scientific Method
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Common Core Grades 7–8, List 5
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