Examined
[ɪg'zæmɪnd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Examine
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Examples
- The injured man was laid on his bed, and at Holmes's request I examined him. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He cross-examined his very wine when he had nothing else in hand. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I examined all his papers and all his effects. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Susannah Sanders was then called, and examined by Serjeant Buzfuz, and cross-examined by Serjeant Snubbin. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The assembled warriors and chieftains examined me closely, feeling my muscles and the texture of my skin. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- There was a fiction that Mr. Wopsle examined the scholars once a quarter. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I stood up and examined the rocky wall behind me. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Holmes walked slowly round and examined each and all of them with the keenest interest. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- We carefully examined every house we passed for a bill indicative of lodgings to let; but in vain. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- He examined the catches and fastenings of the windows, and then swore he didn't care for the devil and all his angels, and went to sleep. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The walls were carefully sounded, and were shown to be quite solid all round, and the flooring was also thoroughly examined, with the same result. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The vouchers have all been examined and passed. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- One of the parties, however, when critically examined, did not seem, strictly speaking, to come under the species. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- My young lady refuses to have her wardrobe examined. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I wonder with what feelings you came to me to-night, she said, when she had examined me a while. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The rooms were carefully examined, and results all pointed to an abominable crime. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The officer drew a powerful glass from his desk and examined all three specimens carefully, making notations meanwhile upon a pad of paper. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- He snatched it from her in his eagerness, and smoothing it out upon the table he drew over the lamp and examined it intently. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- He examined her. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He examined them for a long time. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Has he been examined by any synod or council? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- At length Tarzan looked up to watch the girl as she examined the locket. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- He brought three drawings to Edison, who examined them and said none of them would answer. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- You have examined the servants yourself, and you know what discoveries two of them made outside Rosanna's door. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The doctors examined her for it, but without success. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Lady Verinder's Will has been asked for, and examined, already! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Holmes walked slowly up and down the ill-trimmed lawn and examined with deep attention the outsides of the windows. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- He hung the tube in his shop as a curious toy, and one day the Marquis Spinola examined it and bought it to present to Prince Maurice of Nassau. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Your fortune is yet doubtful: when I examined your face, one trait contradicted another. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I saw a man examined as a witness in Westminster Hall. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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