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noun

scrutiny

CEFR C1

critical observation or examination

In a sentence

Six example sentences with scrutiny, each labelled with its topic.

  • Every clause of the settlement went under scrutiny from three attorneys before either side agreed to sign it.

    Law

  • The mayor's travel expenses drew such scrutiny that reporters published a line by line account of every hotel night.

    Politics

  • Auditors held the quarterly filings up to scrutiny for six weeks and found two rounding errors worth almost nothing.

    Finance

  • The claim faced scrutiny from six labs within a month, and none could produce the same result.

    Science

  • Investor scrutiny sharpened after the first check, with monthly questions about churn, margins, and who had actually paid.

    Startups

  • The painting went under scrutiny at the auction house, where experts studied the brushwork and the canvas weave.

    Art

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