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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Since August, the clinic has provided 2,200 health screenings, including 3D mammograms, blood pressure evaluations and diabetes and cardiovascular testing.
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
The museum spans 630,000 square feet, housing spaces for exhibitions, film screenings, public programming, education, and scholarly research.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
Ricky Murray, a former senior USCIS official, told Newsweek that the evidentiary threshold for denaturalization is high and that expanding referrals would likely require lowering internal screening thresholds, even though the legal standard required by courts has not changed.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
After a dip in 2020 with the onset of COVID – likely due to underdiagnosis and reduced screenings, according to health experts – cases of TB have increased every year since.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
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Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
The museum spans 630,000 square feet, housing spaces for exhibitions, film screenings, public programming, education, and scholarly research.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
Ricky Murray, a former senior USCIS official, told Newsweek that the evidentiary threshold for denaturalization is high and that expanding referrals would likely require lowering internal screening thresholds, even though the legal standard required by courts has not changed.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
After a dip in 2020 with the onset of COVID – likely due to underdiagnosis and reduced screenings, according to health experts – cases of TB have increased every year since.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Screening.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screening. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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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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