How to Use discover in a Sentence

discover

verb
  • The tests have discovered problems in the current design.
  • She soon discovered what had been going on.
  • It took her several weeks to discover the solution.
  • Several new species of plants have recently been discovered.
  • Scroll through to discover all the street style trends below.
    Irene Kim, Vogue, 10 July 2023
  • The team also discovered three more new species: the Barki dwarf gecko, the Chandoli dwarf gecko and the Sahyadri dwarf gecko.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The car was discovered seven days after the escape in a tow yard.
    Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Along the way, the divas also discover that the love between them all is still very strong too.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2023
  • On June 28, she was discovered in the barracks at Camp Pendleton.
    Chris Boyette, CNN, 9 July 2023
  • The four children were discovered in the Solano jungle Friday.
    Patrick Smith, NBC News, 14 June 2023
  • And, if your kids have yet to discover some of these throwback gems, here’s the perfect excuse to start binging!
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 10 July 2023
  • Police said the freezer was not on at the time the body was discovered and the home had not been occupied since February 2023.
    Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 10 July 2023
  • In The Passenger, a 37-year-old salvage diver discovers a sunken jet in the deep sea that is swirling with mystery.
    Lucas Wittmann, Time, 13 June 2023
  • Now people are discovering the main version from the sped-up or slowed one.
    Elias Leight, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The bodies of two of the drowning victims were recovered that morning while the third was discovered on the beach days later.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2023
  • And Ponza, part of the Pontine Islands, begs you to discover its seaside coves and white-sand beaches.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 11 Nov. 2023
  • However, once gold was discovered in the Black Hills area where the battle occurred, settlers and miners flocked to the area.
    Time, 25 June 2023
  • Anyone who records the channel to a USB key, however, would discover that one of the audio tracks is, in fact, a compressed file.
    WIRED, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Evidence at the scene A needle catheter, the kind used for IVs, was discovered on the carpeted staircase.
    Annabelle Allen, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2023
  • All four bodies were discovered on a hiking trail just a few minutes’ drive from the family’s home near the town of Mariposa.
    Shannon Osaka, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
  • John Christopher Hays-Clark, 30, was also discovered in April, washed up near a dam about two miles down river from where the others were found.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 28 June 2023
  • The error was discovered after the section was printed.
    Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2023
  • The perfect pairings for all of fall’s brightest shoe trends are waiting to be discovered, below.
    Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2023
  • No pills, drugs, or medications were discovered near the tub.
    Vulture, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Along the way, students will learn how to kill lengthy material, discover classics like the Rule of 3 and learn how to accept feedback.
    Julie Seabaugh, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
  • According to the Ohtani spokesman, Ohtani discovers for the first time Wednesday that money is missing from his account.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The police would end up discovering the remains of more than 10 people.
    Daniella Silva, NBC News, 21 July 2023
  • Dish Baltimore Weekly Get the scoop on that new restaurant, learn about chef changes and discover your favorite new recipe.
    Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Eventually, he was invited to have lunch with a local official, and discovered that the other guest was the boss of the drug group.
    Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Also discovered on the phone was a list of equipment, including pipe bombs, Molotov cocktails and firearms.
    Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 29 June 2023

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