rummage
verb (used with object)
to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.), especially by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents.
had rummaged
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past perfectof rummage.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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When Poulter came back, she saw that someone had rummaged through the car and taken the black shoulder bag that held her passport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2022
After Halloween, Nelson Peltz, one of two big activist investors holding Mondelez stock, called to tell her that his 12-year-old twins had rummaged through their treats and tossed their bags aside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2015
The outfits seemed fiercely scavenged, as though designer Francisco Costa had rummaged through piles of admittedly high-end scraps of silk and leather.
From Reuters ● Sep. 12, 2013
There was still that everything-but-the-kitchen-sink look to the show, as if the designer had rummaged though her leftover fabrics and recycled them on the runway.
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2011
Songololo had rummaged through my pack, grabbed a handful of granola bars and a pair of socks, and was now running across the clearing.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
