The doctor examined the patient in the hospital.
Meaning: This sentence describes a person who treats sick or injured people looking carefully at a person who is receiving medical treatment inside a place where sick or injured people are treated. It's like saying, The person who treats sick or injured people was looking carefully at a person who is receiving medical treatment inside a place where sick or injured people are treated.
Choice of Words: A doctor is a person who treats sick or injured people. Examined means to look at someone or something carefully to find out what is wrong. Patient is a person who is receiving medical treatment. In means inside or within. Hospital is a place where sick or injured people are treated.
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