Example Sentences

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That database can then be searched for communications on matters of national security.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Since then, hundreds of thousands of Germans have searched the records for names of ancestors, well aware they may face unpleasant truths.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Footage broadcast by Indian news channels showed its exterior badly charred as emergency workers searched the site.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

“We searched Albuquerque to find the right kind of rooftop and building to frame her in light, but with darkness around her,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Danny searched his mind for a name for the creature.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova