scouring

Example Sentences

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Grieving often prompts frantic spelunking missions—rereading old letters or texts, scouring your camera roll and random social media accounts for any scrap of a memory of your loved one.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

After weeks of scouring headlines and watching tanker traffic, investors are eager to get back to the fundamentals of corporate earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

A former commander of a pararescue jumpers squadron told CBS News that a rescue operation like the reported one in Iran would involve at least 24 pararescue jumpers scouring the area in Black Hawk helicopters.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Fans have taken to scouring “Summer House” episodes for clues about when the pair started seeing each other.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

His aunt, Uma Maima, presides in the kitchen all morning, harassing the servants as they squat by the drain scouring the dirty dishes with ash, or pound heaps of spices on slabs that resemble tombstones.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri