Example Sentences

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Musselman has been combing the transfer portal to patch up the roster.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2024

For years, Schoonmaker has been combing through Powell’s diaries with the hope of publishing them.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2022

The federal National Institute of Standards and Technology has been combing through products from 99 mostly commercial developers in an attempt to ascertain accuracy and, now, performance across demographics.

From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2019

Facebook has been combing through all apps that had access to large amounts of data before 2015 for red flags indicating that developers may have misused users’ personal information.

From Slate • May 14, 2018

When she came home, she would say "Mother, the wind has been combing my hair."

From The Talkative Wig by Follen, Eliza Lee Cabot