How to Use explore in a Sentence

explore

verb
  • I decided to go out and explore the town.
  • You need to explore your feelings on this subject more carefully.
  • They were sent to explore unknown regions of Africa.
  • The book explores a number of controversial issues.
  • Researchers are exploring how language is acquired by children.
  • The children were encouraged to explore mathematics.
  • The blog post touched on many of the same issues the CMA report explores.
    Will Henshall, Time, 21 Sep. 2023
  • There are many more price cuts to explore below, but here are our top deals of the sale right now.
    Sara Coughlin, SELF, 9 July 2023
  • All of the members want to explore a new kind of group in a different genre.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 30 Nov. 2023
  • If the thought was to shake that group up and perhaps get slightly younger, the team would have to explore trade options.
    Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 16 June 2023
  • To explore other Lake Tahoe boat tours, check out laketahoe.com/content/top-10-tahoe-boat-tours.
    Reed Parsell, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The Pinehurst area has more than 40 courses, but leave time for a bit of exploring, too.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2023
  • To focus the wardrobe and give it a strong, clear message, the duo opted to mimic the theme of the show, which explores Madonna’s four decades of hits.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2023
  • How to Get Around Bath is best explored by foot, although its hills and cobblestones aren’t for the faint of heart.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 18 Feb. 2024
  • The base of the tree and roots have a sculptural quality that is easy to climb on, enticing kids and adults to explore.
    Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Go early, put your name in and then spend the hourslong wait exploring.
    Jessica Battilana Richard Pedaline, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
  • There’s a lot of interest to kind of explore Haiti, what’s happening in Haiti.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 14 Aug. 2023
  • There’s a lot of me in both of the lead characters in the show in various ways, and then the metaphor of the werewolf just ended up being a great thing to explore.
    Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2023
  • The two men spent four hours exploring the planet’s deepest spot.
    William J. Broad, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023
  • The episode explores the connection that Latinx people have to hip-hop.
    Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
  • In the game, explore the world of Xadia with heroes from the series, which is entering its sixth season next year.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Nov. 2023
  • She’s been busy exploring the Milwaukee area food scene to share her favorite finds with readers along the way.
    Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2023
  • The first people said to have explored this frigid island were the Vikings from Norway, who settled here as early as the ninth century.
    Danuta Hamlin, Fox News, 18 Nov. 2023
  • The show's goal is to explore corruption in the jail system through the eyes of participants in the hopes of bringing about positive change, the network says.
    Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 14 June 2023
  • He’s amassed a collection of 13 now and flies them to explore his surroundings and take photographs.
    Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 28 June 2023
  • As this type of care grows, more states will explore Medicaid and other funding sources, said del Vecchio.
    Cheryl Platzman Weinstock, CBS News, 10 July 2023
  • That dance was, in some way, Echo’s inverse, a modern dance piece that explored female identity.
    Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Ana De Armas hits up Greece, exploring the country by boat.
    Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 14 June 2023
  • Travelers are keen on exploring the wonders found in their own backyards, so to speak.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Even with a bigger travel group these days, Mitchell is still just as passionate about exploring.
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2023

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