ferret out
Example Sentences
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Paul McCartney emerged from the wreckage of the Fab Four in 1970, eager to ferret out a fresh sound.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
They’re all law-abiding people, and this directive ostensibly aims to ferret out terrorists and criminals.
From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2025
We will ferret out students who protest against my policies.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2025
The fact that Duffy is wasting his time by making these threats and combing through awarded contracts to ferret out such putative violations is, however, a settled question: Of course he is.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2025
The men gathered at the farm were begun a sweep to ferret out any who had not regained the launches—we could hear them call to each other.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
