How to Use exam in a Sentence

exam

noun
  • Your final exam will count for half of the semester's grade.
  • And then the eye exam leads to a surgery.
    — Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
  • There is no red or blue in the exam room.
    — Maria Shriver, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Three years of her life had come down to this one exam.
    — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 20 June 2026
  • All this—and no need to take an exam at the end of it.
    — Richard Godwin, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
  • In a school like mine, exams came as a surprise.
    — Zadie Smith, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Epstein was with her in the exam room.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
  • So the model passed its own exam.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 10 June 2026
  • The room was dark except for the small and bright exam room light.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2022
  • But other states could still adopt the exam, free of charge.
    — Emery Petchauer, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The whole exam takes less than two minutes.
    — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
  • That's why routine eye exams are a must-have on your to-do list.
    — Malana Vantyler, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Here's what to know about the exams and how students can get their scores.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Bright exam rooms line clean hallways.
    — Brian Unger, CBS News, 13 May 2026
  • She has been known to fly in for mid-term and final exams and then straight out again.
    — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The state tests are not the first exams to go digital.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Spring gave way to the end of the semester and exams and all that.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
  • These are the sections used to measure your score on the exam.
    — Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The staff will leash the pet and transport them to the exam station.
    — Beacon-News Staff, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2022
  • The exam for women in menopause can also be painful.
    — Wendy Naugle, USA Today, 5 June 2026
  • See a dentist for an exam to learn if your teeth show any signs of grinding.
    — Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 26 Mar. 2025
  • On exam, her heart was racing and her arms and legs were weak and tender.
    — New York Times, 30 Sep. 2021
  • The statewide exams are offered to students in third to eighth grades.
    — Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Physics does not live only in textbooks or exams.
    — Amy Pope, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
  • That requires a score of three out of five or higher on end-of-grade exams.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The exam was announced in June.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The catch is that the state asked for the proof before settling the terms of the exam.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 10 June 2026
  • The private market, has not sat that exam.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • The tool has passed exams from law and business schools – and been used to help some students cheat.
    — Jennifer Korn, CNN, 15 May 2023
  • Mary had the patient cleaned up and sitting on the edge of an exam table.
    — Andrew Weil, Harper's Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023

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