How to Use microscope in a Sentence

microscope

noun
  • Students viewed the crystals through a microscope.
  • The team was able to observe this process through a microscope.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 Feb. 2023
  • With the aid of a microscope, suddenly a new world of gills and spores opened up.
    — Barbara Hall, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Mar. 2022
  • When one of the lab’s slides goes under a microscope, the ager zooms in on the long vertical edge of the tooth root.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The pollens stick to the grease, then the center stains and counts them under a microscope.
    — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Still, like Ainge said, the franchise is now built around the star tandem and the microscope is on them.
    — Sean Deveney, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Plaids were scaled up as if peered at through a microscope.
    — Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The team watched under a microscope as the two species closed in on each other.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 June 2025
  • Touch plants, grind them up and smell them, study them under microscopes, and meet the gente who care for them.
    — San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Feb. 2023
  • But too much time under the microscope can cause its own harms.
    — Grace Huckins, Wired, 6 Jan. 2021
  • Of course, there’s also a painter’s easel, a chisel, and a microscope.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2022
  • Your work is under a microscope as the sun and Saturn align.
    — USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
  • And several hairs from the Hiller Lock were put under the microscope.
    — oregonlive, 26 Mar. 2023
  • And most of them were that he was put under the microscope and challenged in a number of areas.
    — Tyler James, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Dec. 2020
  • Even so, Nielsen has been under a microscope for months.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Mar. 2022
  • Its top bib was made of intricate white lace like the veins of a petal under a microscope.
    — Thomas Adamson, USA TODAY, 5 July 2022
  • The name comes from the virus’ shape, which under a microscope looks like a blob surrounded by crown-like spikes.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 1 Mar. 2020
  • Through the microscope, the yeast resembled dish soap suds.
    — James Dinneen, Wired, 8 Jan. 2022
  • Now, though, fixing the screen on an iPhone will require a microscope.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 7 Nov. 2021
  • One of those includes the Foldscope, a microscope made from paper that costs $1.75 to make.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Sep. 2022
  • The rules are so tiny as to appear like pin dots, but are legible under the lens of a microscope.
    — Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Woodward sliced the middle of the bones and examined them through a microscope.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Ohio State's defense, under the microscope all week, was a mixed bag.
    — Bill Rabinowitz, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2021
  • The team took slices from the bones of all the specimens and mounted them on slides to take a closer look under a microscope.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Feb. 2022
  • The microscope slide looked like a tabletop speckled with black spots.
    — James Somers, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2021
  • But with Pen in the spotlight—and under the microscope—will she be forced to let Whistledown go for good?
    — ELLE, 2 Apr. 2022
  • Yeah, this is the NFL, where everything is under the microscope.
    — Dallas News, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Now, the three have to race to solve the crime and clear their names, all while being placed under the microscope of a competing podcast.
    — Wilson Chapman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2022
  • Advertisement Advertisement While to the naked eye, a sperm sample from a man with azoospermia might look normal, the microscope tells a different story, Williams says.
    — Alice Park, Time, 10 June 2025
  • The Red Sox's handling of Rafael Devers' position change and communication has been put under a microscope after a long saga that resulted in the team trading its franchise player.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025

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