Example Sentences

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Police had combed the plant twice before, as Card was believed to have worked there in the past, Sauschuck said.

From Reuters • Oct. 28, 2023

Toledo, a culinary historian, explained her work: She researches the disappearing recipes of Jalisco, her home state, and had combed through old documents to piece together this specific one.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2023

Blinken described how the department had combed through detailed reports by an array of independent sources.

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2022

The last movement was recorded Sept. 28, he said, noting that investigators had combed through hundreds of hours of video to find those key segments.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2021

The other woman, who looked like a college student, wore an inside-out sweatshirt, and she had combed her blond hair into a taut ponytail.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter