How to Use research in a Sentence

research

1 of 2 noun
  • The study is an important piece of research.
  • He did a lot of research before buying his car.
  • Recent research shows that the disease is caused in part by bad nutrition.
  • She conducts research into the causes of Alzheimer's disease.
  • Prices vary, so do your research.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
  • But research shows that not all fats are the same.
    — Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 9 Feb. 2026
  • That's what the research shows.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Buy a set of knives, read books, watch shows and do your research.
    — Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The new research fills in a key piece of that puzzle.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 12 Jan. 2026
  • But research shows us that is not always the case.
    — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
  • She was not involved in the new research.
    — Shraddha Chakradhar, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
  • What kind of research went into it?
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
  • When the team gets to the research station, things get weird.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Dec. 2021
  • She was not involved in the research.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
  • He was not involved in the research.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
  • All that work, all that research, for nothing.
    — David Sedaris, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
  • She was not involved in the research.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
  • And there’s solid research that backs that up.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Both of those novels are research-based.
    — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
  • So there was a lot of testing and a lot of research on what's in this food.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Siegel, who was not part of the research, wrote about the study in Forbes.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 11 June 2018
  • The research team isn't stopping here.
    — Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Our research was not complete at the time of this report.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
  • So, as the research center reopens, there is a lot of work to do.
    — High School Journalism Institute, oregonlive.com, 20 July 2019
  • That holds true even among gun owners, Pew research found last year.
    — Ben Wofford, Glamour, 28 June 2018
  • Top minds in research and libraries in their fields mentored her.
    — Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Prior research shows there’s good reason to take them at their word.
    — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 2 Aug. 2019
  • Though the research is novel, the findings are not.
    — Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 26 Oct. 2025
  • She wasn't involved with this research but reviewed the study.
    — Don Rauf, chicagotribune.com, 23 June 2017
  • He was not involved in the research either.
    — NPR, 8 Nov. 2025

research

2 of 2 verb
  • The reporter made hundreds of telephone calls while researching the story.
  • Before going out to eat, she researched area restaurants.
  • He spent the summer researching his dissertation.
  • And the key to that is researching the guests very well.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Yeh has researched the juncos for about three decades.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
  • To research, to practice and to build a gas station in space.
    — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Fan had researched the effects of light on cells before.
    — Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
  • There are roles that lend themselves to research more than others.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2020
  • Those who have researched the species say the bird is likely looking for a mate.
    — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 28 May 2020
  • Those who have spent decades researching autism have found no single cause.
    — Mike Stobbe, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Some was put to help research a nagging question.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Was researching the book tricky, given the bias of many sources?
    — Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Luke and his team work to research and fix the problems in order to close on the sale.
    — Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 20 May 2021
  • Does research back up this idea that the court saves the most high-profile rulings for last?
    — Stefanie Lindquist, The Conversation, 23 June 2022
  • That would be tough to be researching a book and then have a book on the same subject come out.
    — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 17 Mar. 2017
  • Some researched about their family, some about space.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The friend may want to research brain injuries to learn more about what her friend is going through.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
  • And research into why the brain misfires.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Some people want to go in and research everything to death and be a fly on the wall.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The first question that comes to mind is how one even researches a topic like this.
    — Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 25 June 2026
  • Campaigns are not obliged to research the source of money given to them by donors.
    — al, 7 Sep. 2022
  • And this is where doing your diligence and researching each brand comes in.
    — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Judge Richard Mrazik told them not to discuss or research the case.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026
  • There will be a few differences among states, so be sure to research the details.
    — Marc Saltzman, USA Today, 2 May 2021
  • So, these turtles are perhaps a very small part of researching that.
    — Fox News, 26 June 2019
  • People out there can research that and listen to both versions.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 8 Sep. 2022
  • The best option is to research each product, read reviews and see what works for you.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Take time to research the investing track record of your investors.
    — Expert Panel, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
  • So that was our goal, to save them, research them, exhibit them and publish them.
    — Janine Latus, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Kids write and draw on paper, with iPads handy on their desks to research questions.
    — Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Feb. 2022

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