observation

Example Sentences

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She enters the box with her bare feet, noting the way the sand flows around her toes yet supports her weight in observation of the rule that “every grain has to be in force balance.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

That observation prompted the researchers to look for the same mutations in blood samples from people with Alzheimer's disease.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

Lisa Haskell began her career as an engineer at Leonardo's Yeovil site, going on to work as an Earth observation specialist for the firm's space division in Luton.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 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

In less than a year she’d shot down eleven enemy planes by herself, as well as an observation balloon.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein