on closer inspection

phrase

: when examined more closely

On closer inspection, the painting proved to be a fake.

Examples of on closer inspection in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Much of what couples experience as conflict is, on closer inspection, a disagreement about which interpretation of an ambiguous event is the correct one, and that disagreement is rarely settled by appeals to trust. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Rhymes for on closer inspection

• abjection
• advection
• affection
• bijection
• bisection
• collection
• complexion
• confection
• connection
• connexion
• convection
• correction