Examples of screening in a Sentence
methods of screening for cancer
Players must pass three random drug screenings.
Federal agents handle passenger and luggage screening at the airport.
The company will be conducting applicant screenings Wednesday.
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But in recent years — particularly over the seven years since the Academy introduced its members-only streaming service, the Academy Screening Room, through which members can watch films at home — attendance at all of these screenings has markedly declined.
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Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
Just prepare yourself for more movie theater social media trends, like when all those Gentleminions flooded screenings of 2022’s The Rise of Gru.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
Utopia Screening Room will host and produce live online screening events and Q&As during the theatrical window for all upcoming releases.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2026
Recently, the Sweetgreen salad chain — which has tied itself to anti-seed-oil influencers — launched a collaboration with the testing company Function Health and is promoting apoB screening along with its menus.
—Akshay Syal, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
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Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
Just prepare yourself for more movie theater social media trends, like when all those Gentleminions flooded screenings of 2022’s The Rise of Gru.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
Utopia Screening Room will host and produce live online screening events and Q&As during the theatrical window for all upcoming releases.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2026
Recently, the Sweetgreen salad chain — which has tied itself to anti-seed-oil influencers — launched a collaboration with the testing company Function Health and is promoting apoB screening along with its menus.
—Akshay Syal, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Screening.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screening. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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screening
noun
screen·ing
ˈskrē-niŋ 
: a net (as of metal or plastic) used especially for screens
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