How to Use observation in a Sentence

observation

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  • These facts are based on close observation of the birds in the wild.
  • Her constant observations about the weather bored me.
  • Observations made using the telescope have led to new theories.
  • He recorded his observations in a notebook.
  • Some interesting observations came from the study.
  • I'm not criticizing that kind of clothing. I'm just making an observation about the style.
  • Close observation of the sky showed a few patches of blue here and there.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The Idol lures you in with the observation that the music business is a machine that stops for no one and nothing.
    — Vulture, 30 June 2023
  • The balloon was still in the air, under close observation.
    — TIME, 24 Feb. 2024
  • To enjoy panoramic views of the city, hop on High Roller, the largest observation wheel in North America.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2023
  • And yet a book need not be freshly written in order to have fresh observations.
    — Tyler Foggatt, The New Yorker, 19 July 2023
  • The past nine years have been the hottest nine in 174 years of recorded scientific observations.
    — Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2023
  • This would lead to wry observations or an argument that built to a punchline.
    — Nell Scovell, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • For the new study, researchers looked at New Horizons’ observations of the Kiladze crater, which is roughly 27 miles across.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2023
  • That’s where the flagpole would loom above the landscape, topped with an observation tower with blinking lights cutting through the dark stillness of night.
    — David Sharp, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2023
  • The findings were possible thanks to more than a decade’s worth of eclipse observations, according to NASA.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The piece is studded with smart observations about how the pandemic had evolved, and how our response to it developed as time went on.
    — Stat Staff, STAT, 29 Dec. 2023
  • What Edward did in his paper, though, was to look specifically at what these observations meant for DC plans over the long term.
    — Steven Desmyter, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
  • His job: Turn those bits of observations into an interesting tale of the first lady in North Texas.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2024
  • That’s a hot commodity, and not easy to get, but the team is planning to follow up on their observations as soon as possible.
    — Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 13 June 2023
  • Dulles has not recorded any since observations began there in 1963.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The second observation was not in the mirror but instead on television.
    — Bonsu Thompson, Men's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The observations were also taken during the dry season and the team put the systems at waterholes to get recordings of all the animals coming by to drink.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Most of the posts, per usual, were jokes: wry observations to help soothe the agita that comes with being alive when everything feels unstable.
    — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 8 Mar. 2024
  • But their laughs are rooted in observations sharp as diamonds, and almost as painful to swallow.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Here are three observations from Wednesday night’s win.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
  • And while that’s exactly what happened, the new observations bring up more questions than answers.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Here’s a rundown of highlights from those observations.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 9 Jan. 2024
  • So my advice is to apply the lessons of my unoriginal global observation to the grainy business of getting along with the people in your life.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Through the practice of regular observation, each patch reveals itself as infused with life and change.
    — Hazlitt, 13 Dec. 2023

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