are combing
- present progressive of comb.
Example Sentences
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Investors are combing stock listings for winners in an otherwise down market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
Others are combing social media feeds for evidence.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2025
The police commander said detectives are combing through surveillance data to see if they can locate the suspects.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
Its forces took it over after reporting clashes with Hamas fighters outside and are combing the premises and excavating parts of it, saying they have found evidence of a Hamas redoubt underground.
From Reuters ● Nov. 18, 2023
Meanwhile, detectives are combing through his belongings at Kirkwood House.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
