How to Use inspect in a Sentence

inspect

verb
  • After the storm, we went outside to inspect the damage.
  • She had the car inspected by a mechanic before she bought it.
  • He inspected the soldiers' barracks.
  • The candles are inspected for damage before being packaged.
  • Pull all the pieces out of your tent bag and inspect them.
    Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 13 Dec. 2023
  • All the tires were also inspected, and there were no issues found with any of them.
    Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 29 Feb. 2024
  • But the police were not there to chase down and inspect the boats — just to act as a visual deterrent.
    Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The last ship left Ukraine on Sunday and was inspected Monday.
    Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 18 July 2023
  • No one should be okay with adults inspecting the bodies of young kids.
    Chris Mosier, SELF, 24 Aug. 2023
  • But officials inspected Michael Jordan and gave it the thumbs up to be weighed.
    Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Your surgeon will inspect the inside of your knee and look at your meniscus tear.
    Jonathan Cluett, Md, Verywell Health, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The product is then inspected for any defects and a label is added.
    Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC news, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Airport officials would take the time to inspect runways while the flights were grounded.
    Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The flood of documents has been too much for the agency’s employees to inspect quickly.
    Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Then, on the very next day, squatters returned to the house and were spotted inspecting belongings that had been put in the yard for a junk hauler to remove.
    Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Israelis inspect the rubble of a building a day after it was hit by a rocket fired from Gaza in Tel Aviv, Oct. 8.
    WSJ, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Be wary of companies proposing to inspect and then design and perform the work all in one contract.
    Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Earlier this month, Vale visited the bench and saw a man and a child inspecting the carvings.
    Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2023
  • On Wednesday, two drones inspected the area around the exterior of the main structural support in the vessel, called the pedestal.
    Mari Yamaguchi, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024
  • An Instagram video showed the little one inspecting the bees and helping his mom throughout the process.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The thought of having both sides inspect thousands of pages of emails, along with more testimony about them, did not go over well with Farber.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Stevens said that a structural engineer who had been hired to inspect the property is in the process of creating those plans.
    Margaret Kates | Mkates@al.com, al, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Dealers will inspect and replace the fuel line as necessary, free of charge.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 31 July 2023
  • However, having a clear window can help expedite the search process should your bag be pulled to inspect.
    Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
  • It was inspected and certified safe by the building's engineer at the time.
    Greg Allen, NPR, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Zelenskyy visited the area Tuesday to meet with troops and inspect equipment supplied by the West.
    Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Keep the luggage away from the rest of the property until after it is thoroughly inspected for bed bugs.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The mechanic again inspected the aircraft six months before the crash and wrote that the transmitter had been tested, the report said.
    Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Dealers will inspect the SUVs and install a support brace or repair the rear frame if needed.
    Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2023
  • During the closure, lifts will be used to inspect the underside of the bridge, part of the biennial inspection of the nearly 50-year-old bridge.
    oregonlive, 21 Apr. 2023

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