perusal

Example Sentences

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Thankfully, “The Library of Lost Maps” collects and presents some of the great maps of the past for leisurely perusal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Based on a perusal of Glassdoor and Salary.com, he said, the average corporate Target salary ran at about $90,000 to $100,000 a year.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 26, 2025

Smith’s filing, for Judge Tanya Chutkan’s perusal, argues that Trump’s actions fell well outside his official duties as president.

From Slate • Oct. 5, 2024

Not that you might know the social trauma from casual perusal of most of this work.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2023

She ended this deep perusal by tying a green ribbon in her hair.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison