inspector

[ US /ˌɪnˈspɛktɝ/ ]
[ UK /ɪnspˈɛktɐ/ ]
NOUN
  1. an investigator who observes carefully
    the examiner searched for clues
  2. a high ranking police officer
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How To Use inspector In A Sentence

  • The Chief Inspector has suggested a complete overhaul of the good book, reducing it to a pacier 250 pages, a greater focus on “Floods and brimstone and other cool stuff” and a possible rewrite by Dan Brown to “Sex the whole thing up a bit.” Archive 2008-10-01
  • Mrs King is being supported by her husband Simon, a police inspector with Wiltshire Constabulary, who is also a seasoned runner.
  • While he was chief inspector of schools parents could be sure that they had a powerful champion of high standards.
  • Tayside Police admit the whistle-blower's inside knowledge shows he has to be a high-ranking officer - at least an inspector and probably a superintendent.
  • When we checked with the building department, the local inspector told us that the water heater is correctly installed and that the overflow pipe complies with the intent of the building code.
  • The inspectors assess the physical state of schools and equipment.
  • Every few minutes a piercing ringing sound could be heard when the inspector examined each alarm.
  • He claimed that in recent years, as numerous dealers had left, many inspectors had additionally taken on the dealing role. Times, Sunday Times
  • A Hampshire junior school has turned weakness into strength and won glowing praise from Ofsted inspectors.
  • Criticism that police may have been slow in responding was rejected by detective inspector Watson.
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