probe carefully
Frequency: 6.89.1 per million words
to examine with caution, either physically or metaphorically
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Examples (10)
- The surgeon had to probe carefully to find the piece of glass in the wound.
- Investigators will probe carefully into the company's financial records.
- She began to probe carefully for more information about his past.
- The archaeologist probed the soil carefully with a small brush.
- It is important to probe carefully when asking sensitive questions.
- The doctor carefully probed the patient's abdomen for any signs of pain.
- A journalist must probe carefully to uncover the truth behind the scandal.
- He carefully probed the dark cave with his flashlight before entering.
- The committee decided to probe carefully into the allegations of corruption.
- We need to probe carefully to understand the root cause of the problem.