rove

Example Sentences

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In a paper published in the journal “Cell,” they break down the remarkable ability of one species of rove beetle to live among the typically combative ants.

From Los Angeles Times

They were far less menacing than the roving patrols of soldiers and police officers that were ubiquitous in France.

From Los Angeles Times

The Fed’s roving remit and grand ambitions, however, expanded its surface area and exposed its vulnerability even more.

From The Wall Street Journal

Before his arrival, the federal deployment had been characterized by large groups of roving patrols, sweeping streets looking for people to arrest.

From The Wall Street Journal

I imagined that my Destiny might be in roving the land as a keen-eyed journalist—recording history’s most exhilarating moments as they unfurled before my very eyes.

From Literature