sift
verb (used with object)
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
is sifting
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present progressiveof sift (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The SEC already is sifting through social media and message boards for evidence of such efforts, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2021
Countless legends have been born in this clime, and a big part of Douglas’s mission is sifting out the reality from the myth.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2021
AstraZeneca, in addition to screening blood from recovered patients and spike-injected mice, is sifting through a massive library of essentially random antibodies created with a method involving viruses called phages.
From Science Magazine ● May 5, 2020
Aside from Hizmet, Ankara is sifting through the military to find who was behind the coup attempt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2016
He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never beat retreat; He is sifting out the hearts of men before his judgment seat; Oh! be swift, my soul, to answer him! be jubilant, my feet!
From Hero Tales from American History by Theodore Roosevelt
