Examples of “specimen” in a Sentence

noun A single example of something, used to represent or study the wider group it belongs to.

• The museum has a rare specimen of a fossilized fern.
• The biologist collected leaf specimens from the forest.
• Each specimen in the collection was labeled with the place where it was found.

noun A sample of tissue, blood, or other material taken for testing or analysis.

• The nurse asked for a urine specimen.
• The lab technician labeled each blood specimen before sending it away.
• The doctor said the specimen would be tested and the results ready soon.