How to Use discovery in a Sentence

discovery

noun
  • Scientists announced the discovery of a new species of plant.
  • It was one of the most important discoveries in the history of medicine.
  • Reporters made the shocking discovery that the governor had been unfaithful to his wife.
  • Her research led to a number of important discoveries about the disease.
  • But the teens were nowhere to be found when the grim discovery was made.
    Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The next day, the three met on Zoom, stunned by her discovery.
    Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 16 June 2023
  • The freshness of the metaphor should match the novelty of the discovery.
    Discover Magazine, 21 June 2024
  • The common thread, for the site's founders, is discovery.
    Helena Madden, ELLE Decor, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Plaintiffs will ask again for it as part of the discovery process.
    Jean Casarez, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023
  • That would be a lucky break—but then again, so was this discovery, Gu says.
    Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2022
  • O’Donnell said firefighters had no idea who the body was at the time of discovery.
    Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Her lawyers urged the court to permit discovery on the issue.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Sep. 2022
  • The exact dates of the discovery of the phone and the suspect's arrest were unavailable.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 July 2023
  • At the time, Pichai went on to compare the upside and downside of A.I. with the ancient discovery.
    Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The details of what happened to Farias have been scarce since his discovery.
    Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 21 June 2024
  • She is soon led to big discoveries about the myths and… herself.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 15 May 2024
  • These discoveries were made possible in part by the fact that Kohoutek was the right comet in the right place at the right time.
    Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2023
  • In the decades since this discovery, the tickborne pathogen has spread to a number of new states and into Canada.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2023
  • A week after the discovery, Kerewaro still had custody of the snakes.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The synopsis reads: In Unidentified, the drama is sparked by the discovery of the lifeless body of a teenage girl in the desert.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Better yet, Google then offered its discovery to the world for free.
    David Pogue, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2024
  • The debris is believed to have aided in the discovery of the missing vessel.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 23 June 2023
  • His case is in discovery and is scheduled for trial in May 2023.
    Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2022
  • For the most hardcore of Callas fans, this set will provide hours of discovery and pleasure.
    Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Leo Lambert, who came across the falls in 1928, named the discovery after his wife, Ruby.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 2023
  • The discoveries were made in Reggio Calabria, a coastal town on the southern tip of Italy.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
  • The crew heads out to the pasture to a troubling discovery: stillborn bison calves.
    Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 19 Dec. 2022
  • On April 2 – in between the date and the discovery of the leg – Robinson's friend reported her missing.
    Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 19 Apr. 2024
  • The gruesome discovery happened in the evening hours of Feb. 17 when deputies were called to the Marodis' home for a report of an assault with a deadly weapon.
    Stepheny Price, Fox News, 21 Feb. 2025
  • One problem with the discovery rule, the teams insist, is that its availability turns on the plaintiff’s knowledge.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Feb. 2025

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