Definition: 1. A thing, fact or person that is found or learned about for the first time. 2. The act of discovering something. 3. Something that is discovered. 4. A productive insight.
Use 'discovery' in a sentence:
1. Police have made a macabre discovery.
2. A marvellous discovery for every bride-to-be, The Wedding Centre is the ultimate one-stop shop.
3. In 2009, scientists made a great discovery.
4. In 1001, the Vikings made their most important discovery.
5. The president was steadily emboldened by the discovery that he faced no opposition.
6. It's a great discovery for lunar scientists.
7. The discovery was incidental to their main research.
8. That is my first scientific discovery.
9. That food related to illness is not a new discovery.
10. Their discovery could herald a cure for some forms of impotence.
11. In that year, two momentous discoveries were made.
12. The fascination of discovery has never left him.
13. She was shocked by the discovery that he had been unfaithful.
14. Following the discovery of the explosives the president cancelled his visit to the locality.
15. The drug is not a new discovery ─ it's been known about for years.
16. That was an important discovery.
17. Simpson's much vaunted discoveries are in fact commonplace in modern sociology.
18. Life is a journey of discovery.
19. But the reality of discovery was a different matter, and he did all he could to stave it off.
20. What did those first humans do with their discovery?
21. He reported the discovery on Friday.
22. Scientists are on the brink of making a major new discovery.
23. The Prime Minister was steadily emboldened by the discovery that he faced no opposition.
24. This discovery has opened up a whole new field of research.
25. The drug is not a new discovery—it's been known about for years.
26. The Arabs are usually accredited with the discovery of distillation.
27. The discovery is being hailed as the Holy Grail of astronomy.
28. This discovery was perceived as a major breakthrough.
29. His job is the discovery and promotion of new artists.
30. My films try to describe a journey of discovery, both for myself and the viewer.
31. He saw life as a voyage of discovery.
32. Some scientific discoveries have been perverted to create weapons of destruction.
33. The discovery of the bomb prompted an increase in security.
34. The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century.
35. These discoveries raise intriguing questions.
36. This discovery may yet be the making of him.
37. The best discoveries in science are very simple.
38. The discovery of a child's body in the river has shocked the community.
39. The discovery triggered a stream of readers' letters.
40. His discovery was hailed as the botanical find of the century.
41. This is Mission Control calling the space shuttle Discovery.
42. This discovery seems to validate the claims of popular astrology.
43. I felt I'd made an incredible discovery.
44. The discovery has fastened public attention on the possibilities of DNA analysis for resolving mysteries.
45. The discovery will help scientists unravel the mystery of the Ice Age.
46. Researchers in this field have made some important new discoveries.
47. This discovery challenges traditional beliefs.
48. This new discovery helps amnesiacs keep their memory.
