case study

noun

1

: an intensive analysis of an individual unit (such as a person or community) stressing developmental factors in relation to environment

2

: case history

Examples of case study in a Sentence

a case study of prisoners

The company's recent history is a case study in bad management.

Recent Examples on the Web

What went wrong in a familiar consumer rollup The Amazon aggregator boom offers the clearest recent case study in what happens when B2B acquisition logic is applied to consumer assets without adjustment. — Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

The program’s final years—from institutional life support through its 18-month postmortem—offer a revealing case study in the challenges and self-defeating dynamics that have emerged for a growing number of non-revenue college sports teams. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 July 2026

Her research found that teens overwhelmingly prefer clear data, statistics, and real-world case studies over traditional awareness campaigns. — Larry Magid, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

Trump’s rally in Marietta was a case study in what that reframing costs him. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for case study

• understudy
• bloody
• buddy
• cuddy
• muddy
• ruddy
• scudi
• restudy