ferret out
Example Sentences
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They’re all law-abiding people, and this directive ostensibly aims to ferret out terrorists and criminals.
From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2025
The modern discipline of psychology would ferret out the private motives of regular and refined collectors alike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 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
He wasn’t stalking, he says; he was trying to ferret out a liar in a set of bizarre circumstances.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
