Examples of screening in a Sentence
methods of screening for cancer
Players must pass three random drug screenings.
Federal agents handle passenger and luggage screening at the airport.
The company will be conducting applicant screenings Wednesday.
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The composer posed beside his husband and sons during a special screening of the film in April 2018.
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
In 2014, 3-D screenings accounted for 14 percent of domestic box-office revenue, according to reports from the Motion Picture Association of America, down from 21 percent a few years earlier.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2025
Enrolling in programs like TSA PreCheck can help speed up the security screening process for future trips.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
Join Stone and me at a 30th anniversary screening of Nixon on Sunday, December 21, at the Laemmle Royal, followed by a Q&A moderated by Stephen Farber.
—Tim Greiving, HollywoodReporter, 20 Dec. 2025
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
In 2014, 3-D screenings accounted for 14 percent of domestic box-office revenue, according to reports from the Motion Picture Association of America, down from 21 percent a few years earlier.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2025
Enrolling in programs like TSA PreCheck can help speed up the security screening process for future trips.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
Join Stone and me at a 30th anniversary screening of Nixon on Sunday, December 21, at the Laemmle Royal, followed by a Q&A moderated by Stephen Farber.
—Tim Greiving, HollywoodReporter, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Screening.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screening. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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screening
noun
screen·ing
ˈskrē-niŋ 
: a net (as of metal or plastic) used especially for screens
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