rifling

Example Sentences

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Rifling through her mother’s wardrobe, she was able to assemble most of a “Bad”-era outfit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Rifling through her desk in the abandoned speaker’s office, they found a pair of boxing gloves.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2022

Rifling through the sacks, Shafi Mohammed shows me the cleaner, though still stale, bread that customers who will eat it themselves search for, as opposed to even older, mouldy pieces.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2022

Rifling through the paper, they found on Page 27 an expected review of Kerouac’s new book, “On the Road.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2019

Rifling through it, I found a protein bar and a personal USB, probably full of music to listen to on the drive.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir