20 Example sentences using the word Investigate and Investigation

What do investigate and investigation mean?

According to the Oxford Dictionary, In the verb form, the definition of investigate is to carry out a systematic or formal inquiry to discover and examine the facts of (an incident, allegation, etc.) to establish the truth.

In the noun form, the definition of investigation is the action of investigating something or someone; formal or systematic examination or research.

Here are 20 examples of sentences using the word investigate and investigation in English, If you have questions, please write them in the comments column below.

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27/02/2026

1. The police will have investigated the fire incident last night.
2. The teacher will investigate some students who are absent from school.
3. The Sumatran monkey group seems to be investigating visitors who feed it.
4. We had a lot of fun filming the yellow cat investigating the smell of salted fish on a motorbike.
5. Several teams of experts are being deployed to scientifically investigate the cause of the fire.
6. The victim’s attorney denied the results of the investigation which stated that the cause of the victim’s motorcycle caught fire was due to the victim’s negligence.
7. The results of the investigation will be reported to the school principal.
8. The city government has investigated and audited the alleged dragon boat corruption.
9. They will investigate motorbikes that rust easily and break quickly.
10. IPB will form an investigation team to uncover the cause of the explosion in the laboratory.
11. The Chancellor of IPB will form a special team to investigate the fire that caused the death of IPB students.
12. The Inspectorate General reported an alleged civil servant disciplinary violation after an investigation by the auditor.
13. The results of the investigation found allegations of PPDB extortion at SMA and SMP Palembang.
14. Labor inspectors will investigate palm oil workers who were exposed to hot oil spray.
15. The Governor of West Java has submitted a report from the Al Zaytun Islamic Boarding School investigation team to the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs.
16. The Ministry of Religion will impose sanctions if the results of the investigation prove that extortion has taken place at the KUA Deli Serdang.
17. Singapore’s investigative bureau will help Malaysian authorities unlock data on the black box of the plane that exploded last Sunday.
18. The Malaysian Ministry of Transport has investigated the crash of a private jet in Elmina, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
19. The Ombudsman will investigate to examine allegations of administrative malfeasance at a national strategic project in Air Bangis, West Sumatra
20. The Minister of Religion is waiting for the results of an investigation into the 2023 Hajj pilgrimage.