How to Use survey in a Sentence

survey

1 of 2 verb
  • The teacher surveyed the room.
  • Engineers surveyed the property to see what could be built on it.
  • People were surveying the damage after the storm.
  • A total of 250 city residents were surveyed about the project.
  • Some who were surveyed didn’t have an opinion.
    — Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Half of those surveyed used their own accounts.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 28 June 2026
  • Fields couldn’t survey the field long enough to find his targets.
    — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • That includes about ¾ of all staff surveyed.
    — Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • That slowed efforts to survey stores.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
  • About a third of those surveyed said the president has not done this.
    — Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
  • In the decades since, satellites have surveyed the world’s forests, oceans, deserts and ice.
    — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The list of list surveyed is, as ever, at the bottom.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Most of those surveyed would want something in the 5% range or higher.
    — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Most of those surveyed would want something in the 5% range or higher.
    — Susan Tompor, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Montano came back to survey the damage.
    — Kenny Choi, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Then Tate surveyed the chessboard.
    — Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • Aliens might want to survey the galaxy for all life forms—including us.
    — Matthew Hutson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
  • No timeline has been offered and sites are still being surveyed.
    — Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Later that evening, police used drones to survey the house and spotted a body in the back of it.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 10 May 2026
  • Would going five-wide work, letting Carr survey the field and pick the best matchup?
    — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Few of those surveyed are subject to the millionaire’s tax, though.
    — Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Roman will pair a large field of view with crisp infrared vision to survey deep, vast swaths of sky.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Roman will pair a large field of view with crisp infrared vision to survey deep, vast swaths of sky.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 June 2026
  • Roman will pair a large field of view with crisp infrared vision to survey deep, vast swaths of sky.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026
  • Roman will pair a large field of view with crisp infrared vision to survey deep, vast swaths of sky.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2026
  • Roman will pair a large field of view with crisp infrared vision to survey deep, vast swaths of sky.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2026
  • Roman will pair a large field of view with crisp infrared vision to survey deep, vast swaths of sky.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 June 2026
  • Roman will pair a large field of view with crisp infrared vision to survey deep, vast swaths of sky.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2026
  • Roman will pair a large field of view with crisp infrared vision to survey deep, vast swaths of sky.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
  • Roman will pair a large field of view with crisp infrared vision to survey deep, vast swaths of sky.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026

survey

2 of 2 noun
  • A new land survey changed the borders of their property.
  • We conducted an opinion survey on the issue and found that most people agree.
  • A survey of recent corporate layoffs reveals a new trend in business management.
  • The survey found some surprising tendencies among the population.
  • Surveys of each department were conducted earlier this year.
  • Click here to vote in our survey.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Please take a few minutes to fill out this survey.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 25 Feb. 2026
  • In our space, there are plenty of survey tools.
    — Vivek Bhaskaran, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Still unable to get to the survey, though?
    — Jon MacHota, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Still unable to get to the survey, though?
    — The Athletic, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • All of these sites also do surveys.
    — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Other surveys have found the same thing.
    — Miles Parks, NPR, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The survey link will be open through April 24.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • But a recent survey shows that tune has changed in a major way.
    — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 13 May 2026
  • Which survey is correct, or best, or closest to the truth?
    — Jimmy Wales, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The first step is to confirm the survey results.
    — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
  • That’s just not the kind of question that finds its way into polls or surveys.
    — Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
  • That is close to the survey’s margin of error.
    — Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Looking to earn a few bucks taking surveys?
    — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Recent surveys show a broad erosion of trust.
    — Scott Levy, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The results of that survey were not available.
    — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • And maybe the latter is what all of us missed in this informal survey.
    — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
  • In this year’s survey, only the Rams and Kings did.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Polls show a tight race, with Crockett slightly ahead in some surveys.
    — Cbs Texas Staff, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • An online survey remains active through the end of the month.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • That number is an increase from the 77% found in the same survey last year.
    — De Elizabeth, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The survey promises anonymity to the students who take it.
    — Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Michigan’s survey of sentiment fell near all-time lows last year.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026
  • That topped all estimates in a Bloomberg survey.
    — Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The survey takes only about five minutes to complete.
    — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026

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