inspected; inspecting; inspects
1
: to view closely in critical appraisal : look over
2
: to examine officially
inspects the barracks every Friday
: to make an inspection
Examples of inspect in a Sentence
She had the car inspected by a mechanic before she bought it.
The candles are inspected for damage before being packaged.
After the storm, we went outside to inspect the damage.
He inspected the soldiers' barracks.
inspecting a restaurant for health code violations
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Inspectors from the United Nation’s nuclear watchdog will visit nuclear sites in Iran, its chief has said, after contradictory remarks from the US and Iran on whether those sites would be inspected as part of their agreement to end the war.
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Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
When Lau returned later that year, he was paroled into the country by immigration officers to face trial — meaning he was not legally admitted despite being released by immigration officers, who could still inspect him for admission at a later date.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 23 June 2026
County officials also maintained that employees inspecting the property in June 2022 encountered what appeared to be an agricultural storage building that the owner had represented would store farm equipment, not explosives.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026
The mission simulates a scenario in which a maneuverable satellite rapidly approaches and inspects another spacecraft that is not cooperating.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026
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Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
When Lau returned later that year, he was paroled into the country by immigration officers to face trial — meaning he was not legally admitted despite being released by immigration officers, who could still inspect him for admission at a later date.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 23 June 2026
County officials also maintained that employees inspecting the property in June 2022 encountered what appeared to be an agricultural storage building that the owner had represented would store farm equipment, not explosives.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026
The mission simulates a scenario in which a maneuverable satellite rapidly approaches and inspects another spacecraft that is not cooperating.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026
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“Inspect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inspect. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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inspect
verb
in·spect
in-ˈspekt 
1
: to examine closely (as for judging quality or condition)
inspect meat
2
: to view and examine officially
inspect the troops
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