look for
Idioms-
Search for; also, seek out. For example, A search party was sent to look for the lost fliers , or Those kids are just looking for trouble . [Late 1500s]
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Expect, anticipate, as in Look for a change of weather in March . [Early 1500s]
Example Sentences
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"As far as I know, no one has ever thought to look for feathers or to study feathers in coprolites, so this project was really exciting," says O'Connor.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
I look for originality and rarity when collecting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Police Scotland said that in cases where abuse survivors are reluctant to make reports, officers will look for a whole range of evidence that is not dependent upon the survivor.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
When I was updating the instructions I use for Claude, for example, I had it review a bunch of my past chats to look for signals of when I was annoyed by an AI response.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
I knew it’d be foolish to look for Wonders on our own land.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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