Example Sentences

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It’s meant to be picked up, perused and admired.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Along Hollywood Boulevard on Tuesday afternoon, Canadian tourist Harpreet Kaur, 24, perused shops with her cousins and uncle in tow.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2025

He says he perused various theatre scripts and Second Best caught his eye.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2025

On a Friday morning in late October, at the nursery’s last monthly open house of the year, Cynthia Deery perused the plants on sale.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2023

It was bustling with people, but they scored a table at the window and perused the menus.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan