rummage

Example Sentences

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Feeling a lot better, he rummaged in his pack for one of the rolls of dried roe buck that he’d prepared – what seemed like moons ago.

From Literature

He was already across the room, pulling the top box off a stack of cartons in the corner and rummaging in the one under it.

From Literature

He was still there, rummaging through the trash.

From Literature

I rummaged past the leaflets and opened the secret compartment.

From Literature

I’ve always been leery of short-term rentals, and my friends’ recent experience is further proof that rummaging through an online grab bag of properties isn’t for me.

From The Wall Street Journal