surveying

Example Sentences

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"When I opened it in the seventies, I was still a young man... now nothing is left," he said, leaning heavily on a walking stick and surveying the vast destruction.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

"There's something interesting about seeing it this morning," says Sufiyaan Salam, surveying the sleepy street.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Executives are surveying other cities for more locations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

She then spent an additional $60,000 on surveying, engineering and adding dirt to protect against flooding.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

“Have you thought anymore about studying surveying with me someday?”

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier