How to Use discovery in a Sentence

discovery

noun

• Scientists announced the discovery of a new species of plant.
• It was one of the most important discoveries in the history of medicine.
• Reporters made the shocking discovery that the governor had been unfaithful to his wife.
• Her research led to a number of important discoveries about the disease.
• But the teens were nowhere to be found when the grim discovery was made.
  — Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2023
• The next day, the three met on Zoom, stunned by her discovery.
  — Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 16 June 2023
• The freshness of the metaphor should match the novelty of the discovery.
  — Discover Magazine, 21 June 2024
• The common thread, for the site's founders, is discovery.
  — Helena Madden, ELLE Decor, 25 Oct. 2022
• Plaintiffs will ask again for it as part of the discovery process.
  — Jean Casarez, CNN, 14 Feb. 2023
• The exact dates of the discovery of the phone and the suspect's arrest were unavailable.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 July 2023
• At the time, Pichai went on to compare the upside and downside of A.I. with the ancient discovery.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2023
• The details of what happened to Farias have been scarce since his discovery.
  — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 21 June 2024
• She is soon led to big discoveries about the myths and… herself.
  — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 15 May 2024
• These discoveries were made possible in part by the fact that Kohoutek was the right comet in the right place at the right time.
  — Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2023
• In the decades since this discovery, the tickborne pathogen has spread to a number of new states and into Canada.
  — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2023
• Better yet, Google then offered its discovery to the world for free.
  — David Pogue, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2024
• The debris is believed to have aided in the discovery of the missing vessel.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 23 June 2023
• For the most hardcore of Callas fans, this set will provide hours of discovery and pleasure.
  — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
• Leo Lambert, who came across the falls in 1928, named the discovery after his wife, Ruby.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 2023
• The discoveries were made in Reggio Calabria, a coastal town on the southern tip of Italy.
  — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 7 June 2024
• The crew heads out to the pasture to a troubling discovery: stillborn bison calves.
  — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 19 Dec. 2022
• On April 2 – in between the date and the discovery of the leg – Robinson's friend reported her missing.
  — Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 19 Apr. 2024
• The search for a kidnapped Detroit nurse ended with the grim discovery of her body in the trunk of a car and police said the suspect is her ex-boyfriend.
  — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 15 May 2023
• His spirit of discovery and kindness was the soul of Club Fonograma, which in turn changed the lives of so many people around the world.
  — Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2023
• There is no reason to sound the alarm and stock up on bug spray just because of this first discovery of the yellow-legged hornet.
  — Cole Sikes Communications and Marketing Specialist Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al, 16 Aug. 2023
• At the end of the field season in 2019, the researchers made their most spectacular discovery.
  — Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2023
• Read Next Woman’s Apple Watch led to discovery of her body in lake, cops say.
  — Mike Stunson, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
• Simon is not yet ready to give the exact location of the discovery.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 19 Apr. 2023
• For most people, the most profound allure of travel at any age is discovery.
  — Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2024
• The discovery sparked debate in the TikTok comments section, with some viewers questioning Cook's selfless act.
  — George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Jan 2025