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Example sentences for "scrutinized"

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scrutinised; scrutinises; scrutinising; scrutinisingly; scrutinize; scrutinizes; scrutinizing; scrutinizingly; scrutiny; scryer
  1. Janahara reached for the document and scrutinized it.

  2. Spencer had scrutinized Hawksworth for a moment, puzzling at his flash of anger when Elkington's name was mentioned, then pressed forward.

  3. Mukarrab Khan reread the order carefully, scrutinized the black ink seal at the top of the page to assure himself it was indeed the Moghul's, and then placed it aside.

  4. As scimitared eunuchs scrutinized his gilded invitation and bowed obsequiously for him to pass, he suddenly felt he was walking through the portals of a Persian dreamland.

  5. Mumtaz scrutinized Hawksworth with a quick flick of her eyes, never looking up.

  6. Nadir Sharif scrutinized the scene carefully and drew an almost audible sigh of relief.

  7. They scrutinized the approaching line and waited for their moment.

  8. He picked it up and scrutinized it, then turned to Hawksworth.

  9. Her face, as she scrutinized once again the man at the desk, was coldly malignant.

  10. The monk scrutinized me, and as though he had convinced himself that he could trust me with a secret, he laughed good-humouredly.

  11. Matvey, hungry and melancholy, sat reading, or went up to the Dutch stove and slowly scrutinized the tiles which reminded him of the factory.

  12. Then he scrutinized the territory in the opposite direction.

  13. Having scrutinized the captive from head to foot, the captor seemed to be satisfied.

  14. Still there were no footprints on the margin that could have been made by the fugitive; but, recalling the prodigious activity of the fugitive, the Pawnee scrutinized the ground further back.

  15. Rising to his feet, he scrutinized every part of the wood, but there were no signs of the Pawnees, who, it was more than probable, had passed down the river shore and away from the vicinity.

  16. The warrior did every thing he could, stepping as lightly as a fawn, his shoulders bending low, while he scrutinized the leaves with a minuteness which would have detected a pin lying on top of them.

  17. Thorndyke stooped yet more closely, and, taking out his lens, scrutinized the wisp of hair throughout its entire length.

  18. He drew the document from his pocket-book and handed it to Thorndyke, who took it over to the window and scrutinized it closely.

  19. Thorndyke had scrutinized the strange writing with knitted brows.

  20. Dismounting, the Indian scrutinized the hoof-prints where the horse had stood.

  21. He scrutinized for a suspicious instant the burning eyes and the red mark low on the cheek.

  22. On the train, fair women, with tottering babies on each arm, stopped their haste and scrutinized the children of absent mothers.

  23. Blue-Star Woman had not yet detected any particular sharpness about their ears, but by an impulse she looked up into their faces and scrutinized them.

  24. They both scrutinized the figures, small as toy horsemen, loping over the leathern distance.

  25. The weapon is always an important item, if not the most important, and it cannot be scrutinized too closely or examined too minutely, for, sooner or later, it is almost always certain to expose the criminal.

  26. For the first time in my life, I felt like the detective in fiction, and I scrutinized carefully the floor and the rug.

  27. Mr. Bowman snatched the shaving, scrutinized it, and uttered language in a loud voice.

  28. He scrutinized the register, and found, to his satisfaction, that a Mr. Bowman of Boston was occupying room 106.

  29. From that moment Scattergood scrutinized the bowl of politics to discover when and where he could dip in his spoon.

  30. Scattergood scrutinized the boy a moment, then surrendered.

  31. Then his eyes softened and he leaned forward and scrutinized her face.

  32. When they were gone the checker players scrutinized each other, and then with one accord scrambled to the door and stared out after Scattergood and Mr. Spackles.

  33. Scattergood scrutinized Mr. Pillows and did not like the appearance of that young man; not that he looked especially vicious, but there was a sort of useless, lazy, sponging look to him.

  34. Reseating himself the Chamberlain seemed at last to remember the presence of his visitor, who scrutinized him stealthily from under his cowl.

  35. I know you have not scrutinized the armour, which encases that fantastic soul, without an effort to discover a flaw.

  36. John of the Catacombs shivered, but did not reply, while Eckhardt scrutinized the monk indicated by the pilgrim, as well as the glare of the torches and their delusive light would permit.

  37. The division of sentiment on so small a matter caused some amusement; but it was evidence of the painstaking care with which even the minutest points are scrutinized and cared for.

  38. He stepped over to the table quickly and closely scrutinized the tan satchel.

  39. We must be," he answered cheerfully and held his watch close to his nose as he scrutinized the dial in the moonlight.

  40. Harry scrutinized them both, but he only recognized one.

  41. The latter sharply scrutinized the young man who called himself Chase, and said, in a low voice: "I know him now.

  42. He was very wide awake now and watched the brown-bearded man eagerly as he picked up a chart from the table and scrutinized it minutely.

  43. Finally he laid them aside and pointed to the tobacco-box, which he again scrutinized and laid with the boots.

  44. He ignored the summons and carefully scrutinized his damaged hand.

  45. As they moved by her she scrutinized them and her heart dropped, for Brazos was not among them.

  46. As each man passed him Flannagan scrutinized his face, and it was not until they had all emerged and he had reentered the room with a light that he discovered that once again his quarry had eluded him.

  47. It was only three years since he had left it, but it seemed to him a century, and he scrutinized everything about him to see if anything had changed.

  48. That gentleman took it, scrutinized it again very closely, and exclaimed: "This is very strange!

  49. And Monsieur Oscar, who, after examining Cherubin's watch, had scrutinized and weighed in his hand the chain that he wore about his neck, turned his attention to his diamond pin.

  50. Cherubin scrutinized the compote of plums and asked: "What is that?

  51. Darena scrutinized the Alsatian anew, then said to Poterne under his breath: "She's very pretty, and as fresh as a rose.

  52. Girls scrutinized his features with their mouths falling apart, wondering what dreadful thing had happened to him to make his lips so set and his eyes so deep and black.

  53. Only when every paper had been taken out and scrutinized did she desist from her search, and almost crying with vexation, resigned herself to await her husband's return and ask his advice.

  54. When dinner was over, she insisted upon wiping the dishes; and it was then that Miss Phillida scrutinized her dress, and saw that it was rusty, and not of fine material.

  55. The detective took the glasses, one after another, held them level with his eye, toward the light, and scrutinized the moist places left on them.

  56. And the worthy mayor gave himself great pains; he went and came, measured steps, minutely scrutinized the ground.

  57. When she had recovered from the surprise at meeting me thus unexpectedly, she scrutinized my face anxiously.

  58. When he had said something he thought very convincing, he swiftly screwed his eyeglass into his eye and scrutinized my face to see what impression he had made upon me.

  59. He then scrutinized the wall more closely, discovered the crack, and dropped the rope with a curious grin, as he squinted through the tell-tale aperture.

  60. He scrutinized these entries with the utmost care.

  61. After another hasty glance round Willis squeezed through and from immediately below scrutinized the side window of the managing director's room.

  62. The officer stood and scrutinized the little pinched face peering from under the thatch of a painted sou'wester, and his eagle eye spied the tears and the make-shift clothing.

  63. He scrutinized the external window sills, the door posts, the chinks of the small coal-house door at the further end of the yard, even the rough surfaces of the walls, and removed every speck of loose material.

  64. He hurriedly scrutinized it, and at once commenced to practice the words.

  65. Economy in the government expenditures was a cardinal feature in the democratic policy, and every increase of expense was closely scrutinized by them, and brought to the test of the clearest necessity.

  66. That committee visited the bank at Philadelphia; they examined its books, and scrutinized its conduct.


  67. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "scrutinized" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.