sifting

Example Sentences

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Video shared by the ministry showed dozens of rescuers sifting through what remained of a section of the five-storey building.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

Alien hunters now are looking for any sign of technology, radio or not, and sifting through data from large observatories that span the electromagnetic spectrum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

But most are not well versed in sifting through medical research, and separating high-quality evidence from anecdotes and hunches.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

Some cichlids evolved into predators, while others specialized in feeding on algae, sifting sand, or consuming plankton.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

My mother makes the batter for the muffins, measuring the salt, sifting the flour.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood