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Examples of exam in a Sentence
Your final exam will count for half of the semester's grade.
the exam will cover everything we have studied this term
Recent Examples on the Web
His adoption fee includes his neuter surgery, current vaccinations, a microchip, and a follow-up wellness exam with a VCA Animal Hospital.
—The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
After feeding the dog a few more bowls of food and gaining the pup's trust, Flint took the canine to a local vet to get an exam and to check for a microchip.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
Yale University has a new flexible testing policy that requires students to submit scores with their applications, although the university will accept Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate exam scores in lieu of the ACT or SAT.
—Anna Esaki-Smith, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Unfortunately, the challenge of obtaining a diagnosis and beginning treatment is not over once a patient makes it into the exam room.
—Katherine O'Malley, STAT, 27 Mar. 2024
This includes providing armless chairs in the waiting rooms, exam tables that are low to the ground, and appropriately sized robes and blood pressure cuffs.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 21 Mar. 2024
With qualifying scores partly linked to overall exam performance, an influx of exam takers from provinces with better education resources threatens to drive up Tibet's minimum scores and hurt regional candidates.
—Fox News, 21 Mar. 2024
The law would require universities to grant a certain number of passing grades on exams and courses to returning reservists, along with some automatic academic credits.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024
Leyton said Judge David Guinn is set to hold a preliminary hearing on April 9 but that may be delayed if either Leyton or Timothy J. Kildee's attorney requests a competency exam.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1568, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing exam
Dictionary Entries Near exam
Cite this Entry
“Exam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exam. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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