How to Use discovery in a Sentence

discovery

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  • 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
  • Plaintiffs will ask again for it as part of the discovery process.
    — Jean Casarez, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • The debris is believed to have aided in the discovery of the missing vessel.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 23 June 2023
  • 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
  • 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 search for a kidnapped Detroit nurse ended with the grim discovery of her body in the trunk of a car and police said the suspect is her ex-boyfriend.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 15 May 2023
  • There is no reason to sound the alarm and stock up on bug spray just because of this first discovery of the yellow-legged hornet.
    — Cole Sikes Communications and Marketing Specialist Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al, 16 Aug. 2023
  • At the end of the field season in 2019, the researchers made their most spectacular discovery.
    — Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Read Next Woman’s Apple Watch led to discovery of her body in lake, cops say.
    — Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Simon is not yet ready to give the exact location of the discovery.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The Lost King skips over the second half of this process, jumping from the dig to a press conference announcing the discovery.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Mar. 2023
  • After their discovery, many of them have since been cleaned and subject to X-ray imaging.
    — Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Decades later, her discovery, which looks much like a banana-wax pepper, is grown around the world.
    — Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 16 June 2023
  • Don’t let the heat dissuade you from a discovery...there’s always something to glean from these restful midyear months.
    — Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The race, marred by discoveries of Robinson's history of lewd and racist statements online, is part of the reason why the state is in play for Democrats.
    — James Powel, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The surprising discovery brought new people into the search.
    — Charlie Wood, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024

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