under a/the microscope
idiom
: in a state of being watched very closely
Celebrities can find it difficult (to be) living under the microscope.
The business has recently been put under the microscope by federal investigators.
Examples of under a/the microscope in a Sentence
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Once collected, a Gram stain is applied to part of the specimen and examined under a microscope.
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Tanya Feke, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2024
During surgery, pieces of tissue are removed and sent to a pathology lab, where they are sliced up and examined under a microscope.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
When compared under a microscope with hair samples from three black-and-white pandas, Qizai’s brownish fur had fewer and smaller melanosomes, tiny structures found in cells that are responsible for skin and hair pigment in mammals.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
The doctor scraped the area and examined the cells under a microscope, Simmons said.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2024
Aviation has been under the microscope this year with a series of high-profile incidents raising concerns about safety across the industry.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
His friends and neighbors were repeatedly stopped by state police at checkpoints at the central intersection of Warren and Wyoming avenues, and Darwiche found himself under the microscope once again.
—Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2024
The mitochondrion is a pretty little thing under the microscope, a neat lozenge containing a labyrinth of membranes.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024
But key elements of The Times’ reporting in telling that larger story have since fallen under the microscope.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
Tanya Feke, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2024
During surgery, pieces of tissue are removed and sent to a pathology lab, where they are sliced up and examined under a microscope.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
When compared under a microscope with hair samples from three black-and-white pandas, Qizai’s brownish fur had fewer and smaller melanosomes, tiny structures found in cells that are responsible for skin and hair pigment in mammals.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
The doctor scraped the area and examined the cells under a microscope, Simmons said.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2024
Aviation has been under the microscope this year with a series of high-profile incidents raising concerns about safety across the industry.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
His friends and neighbors were repeatedly stopped by state police at checkpoints at the central intersection of Warren and Wyoming avenues, and Darwiche found himself under the microscope once again.
—Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2024
The mitochondrion is a pretty little thing under the microscope, a neat lozenge containing a labyrinth of membranes.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024
But key elements of The Times’ reporting in telling that larger story have since fallen under the microscope.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
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