Examples of exploration in a Sentence
a topic for scholarly exploration
the early exploration of the West
early explorations of the West
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That spirit led him to cofound Hummingbird Resources a year earlier, which began as a grassroots exploration company and today operates mines in three West African countries.
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Jill Newman, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2026
Tech entrepreneurs eyeing cannabis resembled the ship captains of the age of exploration.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
There are the thrillers — take Good American Family, based upon the case of Natalia Grace; or Under the Banner of Heaven, a gripping exploration of a double murder and its connection to religion; or Under the Bridge, about the 1997 slaying of a 14-year-old girl.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
The group will not land on the moon’s surface, but the flight is meant to kick-start a new era of lunar exploration, paving the way for a moon landing in the coming years.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026
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Jill Newman, Robb Report, 1 Feb. 2026
Tech entrepreneurs eyeing cannabis resembled the ship captains of the age of exploration.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
There are the thrillers — take Good American Family, based upon the case of Natalia Grace; or Under the Banner of Heaven, a gripping exploration of a double murder and its connection to religion; or Under the Bridge, about the 1997 slaying of a 14-year-old girl.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
The group will not land on the moon’s surface, but the flight is meant to kick-start a new era of lunar exploration, paving the way for a moon landing in the coming years.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Exploration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exploration. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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exploration
noun
ex·plo·ra·tion
ˌek-splə-ˈrā-shən 
: the act or an instance of exploring
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