Explore Investigated through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Investigated meaning
simple past and past participle of investigate
Using Investigated
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of investigate
- In the example corpus, investigated often appears in combinations such as: being investigated, investigated by, investigated the.
Context around Investigated
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Investigated
- In this selection, "investigated" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, police, fully, jurors, 214, further and oligarchs stand out and add context to how "investigated" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after cops investigated him for and as police investigated. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "investigated" sits close to words such as christopher, modified and hadn, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with investigated
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
According to him, the matter was being investigated. (8 words)
When they are investigated, they are investigated at the school-level administrator. (12 words)
Police investigated a second quarry and investigated a number of possible sightings, still finding nothing. (15 words)
Allegations of sexual misconduct in women’s football in Zambia also surfaced on social media last year and are the subject of investigations by the FAZ, with The Guardian later alleging Mwape was among those being investigated. (37 words)
Among the incidents jurors investigated was the leaked Trump-Raffensperger phone call, during which Trump asked the fellow Republican to “find” 11,780 votes, one more than was needed to swing the outcome of the election. (36 words)
A mugshot of K-9 Officer Ice has been widely shared on social media after cops investigated him for stealing his colleague's lunch when he was seen leaving the break room 'licking his chops'. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Latest statistics from the country’s Maritime Industry Authority showed that they investigated 214 accidents at sea in 2021—the most in five years and more than double the number investigated the year before.
Police investigated a second quarry and investigated a number of possible sightings, still finding nothing.
Of those, four cases were investigated with the LGO finding fault in the council’s service, with the other case being assessed but not investigated further.
When they are investigated, they are investigated at the school-level administrator.
A burglary which saw power tools stolen from an outbuilding is being investigated by police.
A case of murder has been opened at Hammanskraaal Police Station which will be investigated by the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation team.
According to FOX 9 Minneapolis, the PD officer is now being investigated by the department to determine if she broke any policy or guidelines by working as an erotic model.
According to him, the matter was being investigated.
According to the DOJ, the case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Daniel J. McCoy and J. Luke Walker.
According to the Justice Department, the pair, who both worked for the FBI and investigated oligarchs, agreed to investigate a rival oligarch in return for payments from Deripaska.
A cordon was put in place around a Tesco Express on the corner of Reeds Lane and Birket Avenue following the incident as police investigated.
After a friend’s death was investigated, 32-year-old Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn was detained in Bangkok on Tuesday.
A heavy police presence remained on Mechanic Street in Waterford on Tuesday Feb. 14, 2023, as police investigated the death of 90-year-old Marlene Wilson.
A Labour Party spokesperson said: “The Party does not comment on internal party matters and any complaints from Party members are investigated in line with our rules and procedures.
All corruption and price gouging deserves to be investigated and punished, of course — especially in a country where each stolen dollar weakens the war effort.
Allegations of sexual misconduct in women’s football in Zambia also surfaced on social media last year and are the subject of investigations by the FAZ, with The Guardian later alleging Mwape was among those being investigated.
Although several studies have investigated the role of urban heat stress on evolution in animals, its effects on remain largely unexplored.
America’s 20-year military occupation devastated Afghanistan’s environment in ways that may never be fully investigated or addressed.
Among the incidents jurors investigated was the leaked Trump-Raffensperger phone call, during which Trump asked the fellow Republican to “find” 11,780 votes, one more than was needed to swing the outcome of the election.
A mugshot of K-9 Officer Ice has been widely shared on social media after cops investigated him for stealing his colleague's lunch when he was seen leaving the break room 'licking his chops'.
Common combinations with investigated
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- being investigated 53×
- investigated by 34×
- investigated the 27×
- be investigated 16×
- investigated for 13×
- investigated and 11×
- was investigated 9×
- investigated as 9×
- who investigated 9×
- were investigated 7×