find
verb (used with object)
to come upon by chance; meet with.
Example Sentences
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Now he finds himself back on the hunt in an officially recognized unofficial capacity most everyone agrees is a good, or not a really bad, thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
The second season of the series finds the Harrigans locked in a power struggle, as internal divisions and external adversaries threaten the family.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Where the ombudsman finds failure, it can force housing associations or councils to take action, write apologies or pay compensation to the tenant.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
The novel begins when a teenager named Rocky, accompanied by his aunt and legal guardian, Helen, finds a loaded handgun while hunting pheasant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
But if anyone else finds her, they’ll turn her in.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
