All 4 Uses of
scrutiny
in
The Da Vinci Code
- As Grouard inched backward, he could see the woman across the room raising her UV light and scrutinizing a large painting that hung on the far side of the Salle des Etats, directly opposite the Mona Lisa.†
Chpt 29-30
- Sophie scrutinized Langdon in the back of the taxi.†
Chpt 37-38
- Scrutinizing these first tombs, Sophie noted the similarities and differences between them.
Chpt 85-86 *scrutinizing = looking at very carefullystandard suffix: The suffix "-ize" converts a word to a verb. This is the same pattern you see in words like apologize, theorize, and dramatize.
- The Teacher had been scrutinizing the monument for ten minutes now.†
Chpt 97-98
Definition:
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(scrutiny) careful examination of something