How to Use sampling in a Sentence

sampling

noun
  • The band does a lot of sampling.
  • We were given a sampling of the food.
  • The reporter asked a sampling of people about their eating habits.
  • The limbs should hold the spacecraft down while a sampling tool does its work.
    IEEE Spectrum, 8 Sep. 2023
  • In the meantime, here's a sampling of some of the best Trader Joe's desserts, ranked.
    Emilia Benton, Country Living, 24 Aug. 2023
  • That is but a mere sampling of the boastful claims contained in the video above.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Here is just a small sampling of the signs seen during the broadcast.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 9 Sep. 2023
  • And that's just a sampling of the newness coming this week.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Enlarge / The Iguanas Vent Field, where the team did some sampling.
    Ashley Balzer Vigil, Ars Technica, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Here’s a sampling of viral moments from the tour so far.
    Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2023
  • In the '90s, post-bop, hard bop jazz recordings are the foundation of hip-hop sampling.
    The Indianapolis Star, 14 Mar. 2024
  • But groups of friends also come in and order a sampling of dishes and share.
    Gary Stern, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Spring for the $100 tasting menu for a broad sampling of the country’s different cuisines.
    John Bowe, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The sampling meant there were four groups with distinct star signs and planet alignment.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Here is a sampling of the new-construction projects coming soon.
    Robyn A. Friedman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Feb. 2023
  • All numbers used in cell phone sampling are then handled at the 100-block level.
    ABC News, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Here is a sampling of performers hitting the four stages.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 21 July 2023
  • From food and film to art, music and nature, here’s an epic sampling of ways to have some Bay Area fun this spring and beyond.
    Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Results of the lead sampling would have to be publicly available online.
    Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2023
  • While the list is waaaaay too large to publish here, here’s a sampling of five places offering restaurant deals.
    John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Here's a sampling of the best, including some who showed that Packers fans are Midwest nice.
    Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 25 July 2023
  • The emcees at his parties would then rhyme over the loops; the technique is the genesis of hip-hop production and sampling.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The sampling projected that 87.5 percent of the signatures are valid.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Hence the schools and colleges in the inaugural study were a sampling of the most elite institutions.
    Aaron R. Hanlon, The New Republic, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Here’s a sampling of what the program has to offer in terms of current and past experiences.
    Carly Helfand, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Here is a sampling of posts on X (formerly Twitter) from tonight.
    James Weber, The Enquirer, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The next morning, the researchers began working through the animals one by one at their pop-up sampling site.
    Emily Anthes Andres Kudacki, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Here’s a sampling of the latest life sciences trends with the greatest import for business and patients.
    Susan Galer, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Admission and sampling are free, and afterward, tasters get to vote for their favorite in the people’s choice award.
    Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The estimation of the dead fish came after initial testing and sampling by the state agency, Mertz said.
    Aditi Sangal, CNN, 16 Feb. 2023

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