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'detect' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'detect' with 9 example sentences.


detect verb

: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes


  • Scientists have detected gravitational waves.
  • We have detected an abnormality on your x-ray.
  • I can't detect any pattern.
  • A lie detector works by detecting changes in pulse and respiration.
  • Spiders can detect electric fields.
  • A Pap test can help detect cervical cancer early on.
  • He detected his men's misconduct.
  • How do scientists detect exoplanets?
  • Our eyes can detect light.
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