How to Use focus group in a Sentence

focus group

noun
  • There should be a focus group in charge of each phase of the launch.
    — Expert Panel, Forbes, 21 June 2022
  • But that must not've tested well in the focus group.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • But that must not (have) tested well in the focus group.
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
  • But in one of the focus groups there was a younger guy who didn’t know his wife was sick.
    — Belinda Luscombe, Time, 11 Dec. 2017
  • Members of the focus group put their hands to their heads or held them to their hearts.
    — Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2024
  • No focus group, just Hjelm and Fink and more lemon juice.
    — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Engage with each group through focus groups and town hall meetings.
    — Michael Shribman, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The founders who built these companies didn’t do it with focus groups.
    — Andrew Thomas, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2026
  • And students will be able to hop from one focus group to another with ease.
    — Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2020
  • Everything about this team looks like it was designed in a focus group.
    — Jack Moore, GQ, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Once it was explained to voters in focus groups, most of them got behind it.
    — David Roberts, Vox, 21 June 2019
  • The project drew from focus groups, as well as census and survey data.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Patti knew that focus groups and surveys wouldn’t get her the answer.
    — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Then, make some calls or get involved in a focus group—ask for feedback and listen.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 May 2022
  • And those were in the nine--non-English language focus groups.
    — Washington Post Live, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
  • Next month, there are plans for focus groups and meetings to pull things together.
    — Jenice Armstrong, Philly.com, 3 Oct. 2017
  • Lake’s polls and focus groups in factory towns found that people could go left or right.
    — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The kids are bored and go running around, and there’s the focus group guy who jumps out from behind the shelf.
    — Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2022
  • But as voters have said in polls, focus group and interviews, many don’t feel safe.
    — David Lautersenior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2022
  • So Kennedy canvassed, and challenged, his focus group of two.
    — David Margolick, Time, 5 June 2018
  • Or when their character is skewered by a focus group ahead of the pilot.
    — Justin Kirkland, ELLE, 13 July 2023
  • And that was one of the things coming out of the focus group that was pretty surprising to me.
    — NBC News, 4 Oct. 2020
  • The focus groups' swing voters expressed mixed feelings too.
    — Ashley Lopez, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026
  • People who took the city’s survey are invited to join a focus group.
    — Beacon-News Staff, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The group created a shade of purple for the bridge based on his and the focus group's input.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 9 Aug. 2022
  • As of this writing, no focus group meetings open to the public have been announced.
    — Zellnor Myrie, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Fans will be involved at all stages for approval and opinions with more surveys and focus groups.
    — Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Overall, the focus group was frustrated with the amount of time spent on attacks.
    — NBC News, 26 Apr. 2022
  • One prime example of this is a system that replicates focus groups.
    — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The first class of students will be a focus group starting this fall, Dawson said.
    — Greg Garrison | , al, 5 Sep. 2023

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