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in search of

Idioms  

  1. Also, in quest of. Looking for, seeking, as in They went to California in search of gold, or I went to the library in quest of a quiet place to read. The first term dates from the mid-1400s, the second from the second half of the 1500s.

Example Sentences

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Unseasonably warm weather patterns, including the unprecedented heatwave in March, have driven rattlesnakes out of their winter retreats in search of food and mates a month ahead of the typical start of rattlesnake season, Taylor said.

From Los Angeles Times

“Well, that fight with the mother bear didn’t work out for you, and now you’re dead. A wandering soul in search of its final place. And I’ve been chosen by the Afterlife to be your Usher.”

From Literature

Like all thriving bureaucracies, the IMF is constantly in search of more resources and reduced accountability.

From The Wall Street Journal

Not so long ago, tattered old maps of Africa’s most remote mining regions would conjure up images of Allan Quatermain cutting his way deep into the jungle in search of King Solomon’s Mines.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile for those in search of a real doer-upper there is the £750,000 Kinloch Castle on the Isle of Rum which it has been estimated could cost millions to restore.

From BBC

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