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

He said X-ray examinations had failed to give a clear picture of one of the fuses, which meant it had to be blown in situ.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

They also demonstrate the power of in situ microscopic imaging at the single-particle level for uncovering reaction pathways in catalytic systems.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 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

I had the great luck one summer of studying the three-toed sloth in situ in the equatorial jungles of Brazil.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel