How to Use scientific in a Sentence

scientific

adjective
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  • Note: These polls are not and do not claim to be scientific.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 2 June 2024
  • But there doesn’t seem to be a lot of scientific evidence to back that up just yet.
    — Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The full results of the Texas study have not been made public or published in a scientific journal.
    — Dennis Pillion | [email protected], al, 10 Sep. 2023
  • In the scientific terms there are two types of these tiny bits of organic matter.
    — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Why not get scientific about the proofing process for your Parker House rolls?
    — Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appétit, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The team plans to publish the work in a scientific journal, but the research hasn’t yet undergone peer review.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
  • There is a whiff of the scientific, or scientistic, about it.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The mission promised to break new scientific pathways and make careers.
    — David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2023
  • That lasted for about 20 years until the discovery of an error in how the scientific name was applied, and the study was thrown out.
    — Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 11 July 2024
  • And whether the scientific community can be ready in less than a decade is an open question.
    — Shannon Hall, Scientific American, 30 Mar. 2023
  • But there is not a clear scientific consensus on this point.
    — USA TODAY, 1 June 2023
  • Flores, Indonesia is the home of the scientific study of small humans.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2023
  • More than four scientific studies have pinned a large part of the decline on human climate change.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2023
  • As the editor of a scientific journal, I was mortified to read the claims laid out in Lewis-Kraus’s article.
    — Condé Nast, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
  • But, based on the scientific research published in a study from 2020, there is one thing that humans can do to really build rapport with a cat, and that is slow blink.
    — Maren Estrada, BGR, 27 Dec. 2022
  • While the origin and need for scientific integrity have roots in good government, it can be abused.
    — Curtis Schube, Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2024
  • Those have been based on scientific studies showing women can safely use the drug at home.
    — Arkansas Online, 12 Feb. 2023
  • The scientific community agrees that the tremors and uplift are signs that the volcano is awakening.
    — Alessio Perrone, Scientific American, 4 Dec. 2023
  • In scientific research, the paper usually comes out about a year after the research was done.
    — Terry Gross, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
  • How the wolves’ lives unfold is likely to be the subject of political sparring and scientific research for years to come.
    — Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The microbiome is a new frontier of scientific research, including the field of skin care.
    — Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health, 2 Feb. 2023
  • The camp that drilled a borehole for scientific research in 2018 required thousands of gallons of diesel fuel.
    — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 12 June 2024
  • Some scientific reports have linked the increase in blooms at least indirectly to a world made warmer by climate change.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
  • Osborn is part of a group of scientists who are mounting a kind of scientific salvage mission.
    — Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2023
  • There have long been concerns about the impact of such stringent isolation measures on mental health, and the Aberdeen study is one of the first to shed scientific light on the consequences.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune Well, 31 May 2023
  • The project isn’t meant to demonstrate scientific rigor; instead, it’s meant to show that art can affect viewers in meaningful ways.
    — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Featuring robust metal hulls, the subs can be used for either scientific work or joy rides.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Cordero said scientific research shows that is what is driving extreme events.
    — David Schechter, Chance Horner, Haley Rush, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Smith said the investigators use a meticulous, scientific process to try to determine the cause and origin of each fire.
    — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The findings also highlight the need for using genetic analysis and tools from other scientific disciplines to fully understand the past of Pompeii and beyond.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024

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