perusing

Example Sentences

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While perusing them, he said he discovered that the foreword to their book had been plagiarized from an article written by a BBC reporter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

It's a story I first stumbled on almost a decade ago while perusing the newspaper archives – and the more I dug, the more I discovered.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

So next time you’re in the herb aisle, perusing the verdant options, bypass the usual suspects.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2025

For the “Survivor” host and executive producer, a perfect day includes playing tennis, perusing the vinyls at Freakbeat Records and finding small ways to connect with his family.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025

“Thank you for coming to fetch me,” she says, hoping that dinner guests talking to themselves while supposedly perusing books without the aid of proper lighting is not an unusual occurrence at la maison Lefèvre.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern