have ferreted
- present perfect of ferret.
Example Sentences
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The big businessman might have ferreted the same Cabinet gossip out of his daily newspaper if it were not for two fundamental facts.
From Time Magazine Archive
"No. I suppose, since the journalists have ferreted it out, it won't be a secret much longer," she conceded grimly.
From The Splendid Folly by Pedler, Margaret
The excursionists have ferreted out whatever beaches and groves there may be.
From The Old Coast Road From Boston to Plymouth by Rothery, Agnes
Mind you let me know any news you have ferreted out, and especially who you think will be the next consuls.
From The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order by Shuckburgh, Evelyn S.
The place should be easy to find, too; anyway, I’ll lay a guinea I’d have ferreted it out long before this.
From Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt by Mitford, Bertram
