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Examples of exam in a Sentence
Your final exam will count for half of the semester's grade.
the exam will cover everything we have studied this term
Recent Examples on the Web
The school also is doing community outreach, helping to mentor potential future doctors about which classes to take in college and when to take the MCAT medical school entrance exam, and helping them with personal statements for medical school applications and interview skills.
—Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 16 May 2024
The exams helped engender a large, male, managerial class indoctrinated by a common way of thinking – Confucian ideology.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1568, in the meaning defined above
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“Exam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exam. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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