Explore Scrutinise through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like scrutinize or examine. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Scrutinise meaning
- To examine something with great care.
- To audit accounts etc in order to verify them.
Synonyms of Scrutinise
Using Scrutinise
- The main meaning on this page is: To examine something with great care. | To audit accounts etc in order to verify them.
- Useful related words include: scrutinize, examine, canvass, study.
- In the example corpus, scrutinise often appears in combinations such as: to scrutinise, scrutinise the, scrutinise and.
Context around Scrutinise
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Scrutinise
- In this selection, "scrutinise" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fully, properly, investors, vital, policy and allocations stand out and add context to how "scrutinise" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ability to scrutinise and respond and all investors scrutinise more in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "scrutinise" sits close to words such as aaryan, abating and absolved, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with scrutinise
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He urged authorities to scrutinise the plans carefully for the sake of local communities. (14 words)
Campaigners said they will use the new transparency rules to scrutinise how companies use taxpayer cash. (16 words)
During the Committee of Supply, legislators scrutinise allocations to government ministries, departments and agencies vote by vote. (17 words)
Speaking at the end of the debate, Labour's Home Office spokesman Lord Vernon Coaker said that while his party opposed the bill, it was the unelected House of Lords' job to scrutinise and amend legislation, but not to block it. (41 words)
But Jessica Blair of Electoral Reform Society Cymru said Wales had what was "in effect a part-time parliament as it has not had enough members to fully scrutinise vital legislation and significant decisions about how public services are run". (40 words)
The home secretary accused the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, of failing to properly scrutinise the Metropolitan Police and said the government had already “taken steps to ensure that forces are tackling weaknesses in their vetting systems”. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Against this background, one needs to scrutinise the methodology employed by the country’s statistics office in arriving at the 2.51% growth rate for the second quarter.
But Jessica Blair of Electoral Reform Society Cymru said Wales had what was "in effect a part-time parliament as it has not had enough members to fully scrutinise vital legislation and significant decisions about how public services are run".
Concerns have been raised that attempts to scrutinise policy set by Wrexham Council’s ruling leadership are being frustrated.
The home secretary accused the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, of failing to properly scrutinise the Metropolitan Police and said the government had already “taken steps to ensure that forces are tackling weaknesses in their vetting systems”.
This will make all investors scrutinise more in detail not only the ebike industry but probably the entire micromobility sector, from supply chains to customer journeys and product design,” the company says.
Username Marnai said: “To promise to scrutinise all 4,000 rules this year was always a stupid promise.
We have witnessed the decline in their ability to scrutinise and respond to wind farm applications for more than a decade due to their lack of resources.
But the more frequent pattern is one in which charges are downgraded either to harassment or less serious stalking offences – although a lack of data hampers the efforts of those trying to scrutinise what is going on.
During the Committee of Supply, legislators scrutinise allocations to government ministries, departments and agencies vote by vote.
Farage has given various reasons when probed on the number of dismissals from Reform UK, including blaming the vetting company his party hired to scrutinise potential candidates.
He urged authorities to scrutinise the plans carefully for the sake of local communities.
Inspectors who scrutinise the work of prosecutors, police forces, prisons and probation services have called for answers on why people are leaving their roles.
New Delhi, Dec 20 : The Rajya Sabha on Friday adopted through voice vote a motion to nominate 12 of its members to the joint committee of Parliament that will scrutinise the two bills proposing simultaneous elections.
Non-executive board directors and external advisors on the ’s Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee will also be given greater powers to scrutinise and challenge senior management’s complaint handling.
Speaking at the end of the debate, Labour's Home Office spokesman Lord Vernon Coaker said that while his party opposed the bill, it was the unelected House of Lords' job to scrutinise and amend legislation, but not to block it.
Speaking on VOC’s PM Drive show on Thursday, political analyst Zwelethu Jolobe, said the issue goes deeper as it is a reflection on those who failed to scrutinise Mthimkhulu’s background and documentation correctly.
The culture and media secretary also cited concerns around public interest when she intervened in December to scrutinise the sale.
The industry body has urged the Ministry to scrutinise the impact of quick-commerce platforms on the traditional retail sector.
The lodging of the planning application is a major step for this housing initiative, and interested parties can now scrutinise the designs and supplementary details through the council's online planning portal.
Campaigners said they will use the new transparency rules to scrutinise how companies use taxpayer cash.
Common combinations with scrutinise
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to scrutinise 36×
- scrutinise the 20×
- scrutinise and 7×
- scrutinise all 3×
- scrutinise what 2×
- will scrutinise 2×