search high and low
Example Sentences
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The net result is that new students aren’t rushing into the field, while families must search high and low for qualified help.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2021
The really hardcore, committed video game players will search high and low to find the newest system.
From Washington Times • Apr. 28, 2021
We will search high and low for someone to make a difference.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2017
The institution is encouraging little visitors to search high and low for hidden egg sculptures during its annual Easter Egg Hunt.
From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2017
In a great rage he began to search high and low; he looked under all the furniture, behind the curtains, and even beneath the carpets, but it was all in vain.
From Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen by Harding, Emily J.
