How to Use exploration in a Sentence

exploration

noun
  • The first, of course, is the 30-day Antarctic exploration.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Smaller fleets dock in the heart of town, making exploration easy.
    Maridel Reyes, Women's Health, 6 June 2023
  • Her work is an exploration of the self through photos, videos, selfies and memes.
    Jill Langlois, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The mission is the latest event in what has quickly become the busiest decade in lunar exploration since the 1960s.
    Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Mercury and Uranus align in your zone of exploration today.
    USA TODAY, 4 June 2023
  • This would stifle exploration of the Red Planet until the late 2030s.
    Christopher Wanjek, Scientific American, 14 Dec. 2023
  • But the world of Thai food and wine does not begin or end there; this menu rewards exploration and knowledge.
    Jordan Michelman, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2023
  • There is some kind of emotional cost to this exploration.
    Rachel Rabbit White, ELLE, 5 May 2023
  • Since then, Douglas has been on a journey of exploration.
    Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The no-frills fireplace encourages pattern exploration throughout the rest of the room.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Some Nordic skis excel on the tracks of a groomed course, while others are prime for backcountry exploration.
    Nathan Borchelt, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Tuck this button down into a pair of shorts, worn with a great neck scarf and sunglasses for a stylish look for day exploration.
    Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2023
  • Younger kids can also play with the toys in a wading pool for fun sensory exploration.
    Phoebe Sklansky, Peoplemag, 10 July 2023
  • Download a beginner’s guide to dark sky exploration from the Utah Office of Tourism and start stargazing!
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 July 2023
  • For me, every movie is an exploration, a search, a discovery.
    Graham Lee Brewer, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The cocktails are balanced, the wine list invites exploration, and the banana cream pie is a massive slab of happiness.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023
  • Like what is your sort of interest in this ongoing exploration of the impact of wealth and class on people’s lives?
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
  • This isn’t the first, or likely the last, exploration of renewable energy as art.
    Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 20 July 2023
  • Phil’s team used large, archival photos of Whitman and Powell as part of the lobby design and images of explorations of the West in the common areas.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
  • The main topics of the episode: an exploration of the botox, fillers and skin tightening Stewart has done — plus her hot take on aging and staying youthful.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The rear subframe has an organic, skeletal look, enabled by the AI exploration of forms.
    IEEE Spectrum, 14 Oct. 2023
  • The men — the club did not admit women until 1981 — were unified by their passion for science and exploration.
    David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 7 May 2023
  • The Glomar Explorer was later renamed and used for deep-sea oil drilling and exploration.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Mars is far away – millions of miles from Earth – and a mission to the red planet will take two to two and a half years, between travel time and the Mars surface exploration itself.
    Nick Kanas, The Conversation, 21 Feb. 2024
  • At the same time, Hope on the Street — which is spun off from J-Hope’s long-running digital video series of the same name — promises to be a personal exploration.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
  • In the first half of the year, Shell invested $3.9 billion in oil and natural gas exploration and production.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN, 27 July 2023
  • Emerging from our cave exploration, the shadows of evening were beginning to fill the winding path back to our vehicle.
    Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Jack Zhang, a professional chef in his own right, decided to share with the world his explorations of food with his toddler son, 2-year-old Levi.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Its oil and gas exploration in the region began in 2008, with production launching a little over a decade later with Liza One.
    Julia Malleck, Quartz, 10 May 2023
  • These explorations often take place in brief or multi-minute moments.
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2023

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