rifle through
Example Sentences
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Others question the driver, rifle through his belongings and scour his mobile phone.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
If that weren’t enough, the government then sent agents to rifle through her car and search her belongings.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025
I rifle through the bag that usually goes into my bag — i.e., the makeup pouch I typically throw in a tote — and fish out the essentials: my pillbox, my Chapstick, my house keys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2022
People rifle through the wardrobes for any clothing worth taking and examine the bathroom fixtures.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2022
Miss Lacey raced over to a rack and began to rifle through the ones she’d tagged for Anna May.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
