Sentence examples for were scrutinizing from inspiring English sources
verb
To examine something with great care.
- To scrutinize the conduct or motives of individuals
On Thursday, the company said that regulators were scrutinizing last year's sales for potential overstatement.
Agents were scrutinizing the applications to measure how much the groups were involved in politics.
Federal law enforcement officials were scrutinizing Tommy Gambino's activities long before he crossed paths with Roger Clinton.
The committee said the journalists became targets because they were scrutinizing powerful people by reporting on corruption or other misconduct.
Financial analysts here were scrutinizing the results, in particular comparing the Bayer and Onyx drug to the Pfizer drug.
And on the Internet, where several bloggers were scrutinizing the Aitken papers, the new affair was sure to be mentioned.
Photo albums were scrutinized.
The smallest points were scrutinized.
Her friends were scrutinized, her letters opened.
Any joint appearances by the brothers were scrutinized.
Yet its practices were scrutinized by lawmakers and law enforcement.
