How to Use scope in a Sentence
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Don't let this deal get out of your scope.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
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Stay away from nuts and seeds, which can clog the scope.
—Holly Burns, Time, 6 May 2026
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The scope of the talks was unclear.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
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The sheer scope of his work is amazing.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
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Add a line about scope to prevent any drift.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026
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As the price tag has changed, so too has the scope of the project.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
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Agents need time to take scope of the market.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
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That’s the nature of plans of such scope.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
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Those facts are outside the scope.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
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There isn’t much scope left for surprise.
—Literary Hub, 19 June 2026
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The song’s scope is jaw-dropping.
—Ben Cardew, Pitchfork, 2 May 2026
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The scope of the problem is hard to ignore.
—Christine Muldoon, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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Cox said that the rifle had a scope mounted on top of it.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
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Bassi was direct about the scope of the rework.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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Experts say the scope of the fraud is enormous.
—ABC News, 28 Jan. 2026
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The scope of that change promises to be stunning.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
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By this time, the scope of her life had contracted.
—Anika Burgess, New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2026
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The turnout reflected the scope of the loss.
—Eva Andersen, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
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Maybe this will help narrow your scope this weekend.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
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Styles shows the scope of a statement bag, adding easy flair to a low-key look.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
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Over the next years, the podcast grew in numbers and scope.
—Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 6 Jan. 2026
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With a little more scope, his next film will be even better.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026
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But the scope goes beyond those numbers.
—Ashoka, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
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Bishop had a knee scope and is on track to be ready for training camp.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 11 June 2026
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And the scope of their content is truly out-of-this-world.
—Grace Dean, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2025
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The places that offer you-pick flowers vary in terms of size and scope.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
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There’s still going to be room to make bigger projects with scope and scale.
—J. Clara Chan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
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And the scope of the production?
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 June 2026
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Rule changes of this scope reward the smart adapters and punish the slow movers.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
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My scope went as far as playing big things in England.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
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Here are just a few for your bucket list and tips on where to scope them out.
—Bailey Berg, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2021
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Crossbows were scoped up, dialed in, and shot from a lead sled.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 21 June 2023
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And this really is the best way to scope them out, at least for now.
—Laura Lancaster, Outdoor Life, 19 Oct. 2023
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On any other game day, Curiel hits the field ahead of the game to scope it out.
—Nicole Pajer, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
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The systems that succeed are tightly scoped.
—Ashis Ghosh, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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Access should be scoped to a business need and expire when the need is resolved.
—Jagadeesh Kunda, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Their teams are learning how to scope, build and iterate on custom tools.
—Mark Lewis, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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His chit-chat with Conkright was designed to learn his customer’s story, scope him out.
—Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 10 Dec. 2020
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And scope out other ways to reduce risk when buying food, Davis Moss said.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 26 Apr. 2021
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Keep checking back for even more HP discounts or head to our deals hub to scope what else is on sale.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
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Keep checking back for even more HP discounts or head to our deals hub to scope what else is on sale.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
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There, maybe, type-A players can encounter people, and scope out their outfits.
—Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 20 Sep. 2021
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Some were disqualified when Sanders went to scope them out and found the ground wet—not a promising sign.
—Tim McDonnell, Quartz, 1 Sep. 2020
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Those laws are scoped to prevail within their respective state boundaries.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
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Those laws are scoped to prevail within their respective state boundaries.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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There’s a good reason that rooms come with binoculars because there is almost too much action to scope.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
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For 2026, Albert started scoping beers out a few months ago.
—Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 3 June 2026
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So the responsibility lands in a gap, on teams that were never staffed, scoped or equipped to handle it.
—Ofer Klein, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
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Steve dives in to scope the scene but ends up being taken by the portal into the Upside Down.
—Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 29 May 2022
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Arguably the best sidekick to any dish, a piece of kerupuk can also serve as an edible spoon to scope up extra sauce or sambal.
—Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 27 Nov. 2022
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Leaders expect availability when the role is scoped for outcomes.
—Kenzie Biggins, Forbes.com, 13 Feb. 2026
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Take a look at the entire room in our gallery below—and maybe even scope out some design inspiration for a nursery in your own home!
—Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 16 June 2021
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Pilots should be scoped and evaluated with clear business outcomes.
—Albert Lie, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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The employee who checked me in graciously provided a tour, but first-time visitors should take a lap to scope things out.
—Blane Bachelor, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 June 2023
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Criminals scope the neighborhood and return in the middle of the night or during the day when homeowners are at work.
—Michael Harley, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
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For all our faults, Americans are still people who look ahead, scope the territory, move forward.
—Mark Edmundson, WSJ, 18 June 2021
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Solnit reflects on bodies moving across space at the specific pace scoped to the dimension of each person.
—B. R. Cohen, Longreads, 13 Jan. 2026
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Zelenksyy addressed the attack in his nightly update and said search and rescue teams would continue to scope the scene of the attack.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 25 Aug. 2022
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One participant described a problem scoped as a six- to 12-month effort, now resolved in a week.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2026
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New addition Bradley Beal had his right knee scoped after last season, his last with the Phoenix Suns.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
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