Used in a Sentence

spotting

How to use spotting in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for spotting.

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I'm getting good, I think, at spotting signals that are probably the result of jitters.

Examples12
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

the act of spotting or staining something

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of spotting gathered in one view.

noun

the act of spotting or staining something

noun

the act of detecting something; catching sight of something

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for spotting.

Example sentences

1

I'm getting good, I think, at spotting signals that are probably the result of jitters.

2

The 1st world is a rich place, but you'd have trouble spotting with much of the modern day wage slavery that must be endured.

3

Yes, that's why it's an interesting tool for spotting 'anomalies'.

4

And if you're "good" at spotting problems in a process or getting folks organized around some better way of doing things?

5

That doesn't mean it's spotting things that are incorrect, or fraudulent, or illegal etc., just it spots things that are out of the ordinary.

6

Catching and debugging these bugs from the unit test runner is a lot easier than spotting and debugging these kinds of issues at runtime.\uF729

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As a general rule, they're very good at spotting BS, and they're not especially inclined to just passively accept it when they do spot it.

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But I guess Bitcoin is a great learning opportunity for spotting Scams etc., as long as people don't lose too much money, it might even be beneficial.

9

It just looks like the sort of pattern spotting that the human brain is good at and doesn't seem to indicate any sort of systematic crack of Zodiac 340 at all.

10

They deserved success after spotting the opportunity the new mobile era presents for transforming the way people share the stories of their lives.

11

Connotation is a deceptive thing that, when focused on, makes one think s/he is successfully spotting discriminatory, sexist, racist, what-have-you acts.

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Our brains are just good at finding analogies, finding analogies is like spotting patterns, we see them even when there aren't any and when there actually are some their appeal is difficult to overcome.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use spotting in a sentence?

I'm getting good, I think, at spotting signals that are probably the result of jitters.

What does spotting mean?

the act of spotting or staining something

What part of speech is spotting?

spotting is commonly used as noun.