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