How to Use perusal in a Sentence

perusal

noun
  • Lee's post is very much worth the full read, so give it a perusal.
    Kyle Munkittrick, Discover Magazine, 17 Jan. 2011
  • But an initial perusal suggests to us that there’s some there there.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2024
  • New documents, at least, are out there for perusal.
    Josh Meyer, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • Loop one side over a hanging rod, then loop your item over the other end for easy perusal.
    Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 9 Apr. 2022
  • Another extra girly mani for your perusal?
    Rebecca Norris, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
  • In fact, a brief perusal of the weekly specials makes the case that just about anything can be strombolified.
    Mara Severin, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Sep. 2020
  • Even video calls can (and, in my opinion, should) be recorded for later employee perusal.
    Gil Becker, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Beyond Bart’s Books, downtown Ojai has dozens more unique shops for your perusal.
    Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
  • Below are some of my very favorites and top performers at a wide variety of price points for your perusal.
    Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 8 Nov. 2024
  • However, a quick perusal of the online catalog may still stir some feelings of shock and awe.
    Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Feb. 2021
  • The property includes a showroom with pieces for perusal and sale, as well as a small museum.
    Jennifer Kornegay, ajc, 15 Aug. 2022
  • After a perusal of classical literature, my eye fell on the holy grail.
    Bethany Brookshire, Scientific American, 27 Dec. 2023
  • There should be a 9/11-type commission that dissects the pros and cons of the lockdown for public perusal.
    Readers, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Rae’s visit morphed into an ongoing perusal of the collection, and soon, new songs began to take shape in her mind.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Here, for your perusal, is a list of all 32 trades that happened on the last day before the deadline (and one from Monday).
    Levi Weaver, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
  • Upon request, the pieces can be delivered to the dinner table like a dessert tray, a few samples laid out in a box for the diner’s perusal.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2022
  • But a hockey team that has every player pulling the rope in the same direction can have a lot more success than a quick perusal of the lineup might suggest.
    Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Olympic schedule There are too many games to list, but our new full Olympic schedule interactive page is live and ready for your perusal.
    Matt Slater, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Her repetitions and stammerings and strange inflections were very much her own, as a perusal of her interviews will attest.
    Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2025
  • So a perusal of the UA Press website turns up titles released years ago, as well as some published within recent months.
    Tom Dillard, Arkansas Online, 29 Nov. 2020
  • For more on the fernet and cola phenomenon, wikipedia offers an over 2000-word essay for your perusal.
    Beth Segal, cleveland, 28 May 2021
  • With so many books to explore and limited hours to employ, the library’s readers needed a means of deciding which books warranted perusal.
    Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
  • That translates into millions of pages, billions of words and countless figures for analysts’ perusal and dissection.
    Noah Barsky, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Then a perusal of several studies that spanned decades and oceans made my hypothesis cloudy enough to blot out that April Fools’ Day moon.
    Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 12 Apr. 2026
  • That data is transmitted to a nearby computer or smartphone, where it's recorded for subsequent perusal by a physician.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Viewing chairs on a slowly rotating platform allow a comfortable, neck-relaxed perusal.
    Washington Post, 7 May 2021
  • The complete oeuvre of Ray and Charles Eames is awaiting your perusal in California.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Just one quick perusal of Corrin’s Instagram comments reveals shocking bigotry.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 31 May 2026
  • Stacks of political posters from movements past and present — Bowers’ source materials — are available for perusal on a nearby table.
    Lori Waxman, chicagotribune.com, 18 Dec. 2021
  • There’s been lots more happening in the snowy German capital, including politics on the red carpet and plenty of packages for your perusal.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025

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