comb

Example Sentences

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Webber said his team, who head to the beach early with a tractor to comb through the sand, planned for these events.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

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

A wide-brimmed hat covered her black hair, which she had pressed straight with a hot comb off the stove that morning.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce