Example Sentences

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An algorithm can now perform in seconds what would once have required weeks of officers riffling through papers and records.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

Even after the Christmas rush, the aisles were packed with Asian customers riffling through racks of Ohtani jerseys and T-shirts featuring his caricature, his name stamped with Japan’s red sun symbol or the “SHO-TIME” logo.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2023

In the recording, the former president is heard riffling through papers and saying: "This is highly confidential".

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2023

It is there in the park where her children played when they were young, riffling through the boughs of the palo verde trees, stalking her as she tries to live her life quietly.

From Scientific American • Mar. 1, 2022

A cool breeze rose from the river, waking me and riffling the edges of my skirt.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman