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 festival featured 185 films from 66 countries this year, drawing 208,111 attendees across online screenings and in-person cinema experiences in Jakarta.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Oct. 2025
But, true to the chaotic and improvisational nature of his medium, the screening was delayed by about 25 minutes as Speed wrapped things up and attendees were corralled to their seats with buckets of kettle corn and hard Topo Chicos.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2025
After the screening, video circulated online of the True Blood alum, wearing a white Magliano T-shirt with an image of a boot hovering over a man's outstretched tongue, hugging Pascal and kissing him on the cheek while the cast received a standing ovation at the screening.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
Juxtapose Swift’s 11th hour machine sans any trailers to that of The Smashing Machinewhich began its marketing about eight months ago with early screenings to the UFC.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Oct. 2025
But, true to the chaotic and improvisational nature of his medium, the screening was delayed by about 25 minutes as Speed wrapped things up and attendees were corralled to their seats with buckets of kettle corn and hard Topo Chicos.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2025
After the screening, video circulated online of the True Blood alum, wearing a white Magliano T-shirt with an image of a boot hovering over a man's outstretched tongue, hugging Pascal and kissing him on the cheek while the cast received a standing ovation at the screening.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
Juxtapose Swift’s 11th hour machine sans any trailers to that of The Smashing Machinewhich began its marketing about eight months ago with early screenings to the UFC.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Screening.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screening. Accessed 8 Oct. 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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