forage

Example Sentences

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It enabled our ancestors to forage for food and water during the hottest period of the day, with sweat to keep them from overheating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Species that feed on invertebrates, forage along the bottom, or rely on ambush strategies to catch prey also showed higher rates of contamination compared with other fish.

From Science Daily • Feb. 3, 2026

Saudi Arabia has banned the domestic farming of alfalfa and other forage crops because the country’s groundwater has been depleted.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

"Because the death cap can easily be mistaken for edible safe mushrooms, we advise the public not to forage for wild mushrooms at all during this high-risk season."

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

They didn’t know how to forage on their own.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer