trawl
noun
a strong fishing net for dragging along the sea bottom.
have trawled
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present perfectof trawl.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The brokers were said to have trawled social media looking for parents interested in giving up their babies for adoption.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Others have trawled through his social media accounts and published pictures of his family and friends.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 6, 2018
While admitting that "sometimes you will never know" exactly what happened, Morgan says that his team have trawled letters and diaries to include small details to reconstruct the private lives of the royal family.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2016
Fishermen have trawled the waters around there for centuries, and in 1968, a United Nations commission discovered potential oil and gas reserves there, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2013
We have trawled the market to find the cheapest outlets at the time of writing.
From The Guardian ● May 21, 2010
