comb

Example Sentences

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Agents run the images through facial recognition programs to sift for names, the officials said, and comb through intercepted phone calls.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Thanks to “Cosmic Music,” anyone interested in her life and work doesn’t have to go comb through microfilm or ancient magazines to learn more about this unbelievably accomplished and completely fascinating human being.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Friends and loved ones continued to comb the area for signs of Cynthia, searching creeks and sewer drains and putting up flyers on utility poles.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Instead of a single resonance signal, some disks produced a series of closely spaced lines, forming what is known as a frequency comb.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

In her hair was the mate to the tortoiseshell comb that Richard gripped in his hand.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland