riffle through
Example Sentences
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He makes some questionable moves himself, like allowing Vivian to riffle through the discovery documents, and the two become unlikely, close friends.
From Salon • Feb. 16, 2022
“You just riffle through to find the right pack and pull it out,” says Lulu Grimes, the managing editor of BBC Good Food.
From The Guardian • May 13, 2020
It’s not a nostalgic riffle through old lecture notes.
From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2018
In the Doomer Bar, we riffle through the Manual for Civilization, a collection of books aimed at rebooting culture.
From Nature • Oct. 24, 2017
The tide pushes a low riffle through the pool, and it washes over her shins and dampens the hem of her dress.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
