gleaning

Example Sentences

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Ultimately, gleaning what is happening in the brain could change anesthesia, helping it to be redesigned or personalized to more closely resemble natural sleep rather than a coma-like one, Helfrich said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Many travel to greet the returning prisoners in the hope of gleaning information about their loved ones.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

The drovers would forage along the way, picking berries, acorns and gleaning corn for the birds to eat.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

The skeptics in my life believe L’Belle-Tividad may just be really good at collecting information about people, gleaning details from other readings and our demographic data.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

On the night of that awful gleaning, she lingered in his room a bit longer.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman