ferreted out
Example Sentences
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Effective today it is not just a point of contention, it is a sin, to be ferreted out through rumor and whisper, to be punished by reprisals, unstated but ever present.
From Slate ● Jan. 23, 2025
Tran ferreted out a Social Security number for the patient from a confidential report about her test result, then plugged that into the databases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
Doubt quickly spread, however, and the climbing community eventually ferreted out that the photos were in fact real, but their geography had been faked.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2021
Allwright, the Supreme Court "looked behind the law and ferreted out the trickery," as expressed by future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, who argued the case at the court.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2021
He was glad that Jimmy thought he’d ferreted out the reason Frankie was late.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
