rummage

Example Sentences

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Deiri Fayyad rummages through dustbins in the Lebanese capital Beirut in search of plastics and other discarded materials to be recycled.

From BBC

Miller rummaged around his nimble mind and said, “I feel like I’ve heard that name before.”

From Washington Post

Bridget is “a firecracker” and “crunchy peanut butter,” who at one point sneaks off with him and has “a bit of a rummage” in his pants.

From New York Times

When Poulter came back, she saw that someone had rummaged through the car and taken the black shoulder bag that held her passport.

From Los Angeles Times

Halfway through the interview, she rummaged in a shelf behind her desk and brandished a clear plastic bag of kneecaps she is keeping for possible DNA analysis.

From New York Times