How to Use the scientific method in a Sentence

the scientific method

noun
  • This—the scientific method and the skills to put it to use—is the real soul of science.
    — Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The record shows, however, that what occurred was the scientific method in action.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2023
  • What if the creepiest critter in your house could teach your kids a lesson about love, loyalty and the scientific method?
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026
  • This approach was a precursor to the scientific method.
    — Steve Muscato, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • We’re trained to think human experience, bias and opinion have no place in the scientific method.
    — Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2024
  • But the scientific method will not, perhaps, go quietly.
    — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
  • These qualities together make the scientific method work on a day-to-day basis.
    — Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Turner spent his career testing those notions with the scientific method.
    — Alla Katsnelson, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2023
  • One of her most powerful quotes was about tenacity and relating it to the scientific method.
    — David Plazas, The Tennessean, 19 Nov. 2024
  • In many cases, after all, such concerns are neither based on the scientific method nor draw on unique expertise.
    — Oren Cass, Foreign Affairs, 21 May 2017
  • Again, these ideas do not represent any agenda other than the pursuit of knowledge through the scientific method.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2023
  • Some scientists see religion as a threat to the scientific method that should be resisted.
    — Big Think, 24 June 2024
  • If people start to disregard the scientific method, these tools can bring enormous confusion and chaos.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Many times, foods that have a theoretical effect don’t have a real-life effect that holds up to the scientific method.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2024
  • Scholars begin to apply the scientific method to problems.
    — Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
  • In each case, skeptics used the scientific method to produce data that disproved the incumbent theory.
    — Noubar Afeyan, Time, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Many of these humans follow the rules and procedures outlined by the scientific method and conduct themselves with integrity.
    — Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Through years in medical school and residency training physicians are imbued in the scientific method.
    — Primary Care Physicians, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2025
  • The journey with which scientific discovery and change occurs has been distilled into what is referred to as the scientific method.
    — Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 22 June 2023
  • People want quick and straightforward scientific answers, but the scientific method cannot be streamlined.
    — WSJ, 31 Oct. 2023
  • On the other hand, the discovery of the universe’s acceleration shows the success of the scientific method.
    — Chris Impey, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2025
  • It's also backed by a Grand Canyon-sized expanse of evidence collected via the scientific method by very smart people.
    — Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Prior to the scientific method, meeting challenges to new technology was piecemeal.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The more outspoken ones accuse Loeb of abandoning the scientific method and misleading the public in pursuit of fame.
    — Seth Fletcher, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The basis of science is the scientific method which seeks to formulate questions to arrive at deeper answers to important questions.
    — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • So, as with the scientific method, the key to allocating resources effectively in the long run is not about avoiding mistakes but about making the right kinds of mistakes.
    — Matt Reynolds, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Peirce studied chemistry and worked as a government land surveyor, and his philosophical views were deeply indebted to the scientific method.
    — Mark Edmundson, Harper's Magazine, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The politicization of science is undermining the scientific method itself, the co-founder of the biotech firm Moderna warned.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Anti-intellectualism is much more than just the rejection of the scientific method or rational thought.
    — Matt Motta, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The quote reveals his basic misunderstanding of a principle most of us learned in elementary school — the scientific method.
    — Jennifer Boulanger, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025

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