Examples of screening in a Sentence
methods of screening for cancer
Players must pass three random drug screenings.
Federal agents handle passenger and luggage screening at the airport.
The company will be conducting applicant screenings Wednesday.
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For major competitions like the Wanda Diamond League, which requires event operators to run drug screening processes in line with global standards, an athlete must first pass anti-doping testing before prize money is released.
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Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The screening will run from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. in the community room at the library and will include a question and answer session with Jacobsen and each of the documentary short subjects.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
All five films, written and directed by each participant, will premiere next month at TIFF (out of competition), and the filmmakers will also participate in industry market screenings organized by the festival.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Madelyn Cline and KJ Apa stop by a screening of The Map That Leads to You in Charleston, South Carolina.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The screening will run from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. in the community room at the library and will include a question and answer session with Jacobsen and each of the documentary short subjects.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
All five films, written and directed by each participant, will premiere next month at TIFF (out of competition), and the filmmakers will also participate in industry market screenings organized by the festival.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, Madelyn Cline and KJ Apa stop by a screening of The Map That Leads to You in Charleston, South Carolina.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Screening.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screening. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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screening
noun
screen·ing
ˈskrē-niŋ 
: a net (as of metal or plastic) used especially for screens
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