Example Sentences

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Deiri Fayyad rummages through dustbins in the Lebanese capital Beirut in search of plastics and other discarded materials to be recycled.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2023

An hour in, the setup is still going on as Rom rummages through old photographs, putting together connections the audience has never been privy to.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2023

Your browser rummages through with the server, looking for a way to convince you that the page is trustworthy for a purchase.

From Slate • Dec. 3, 2022

When Alex, defying her mother and grandmother’s orders, rummages through the box, she finds an entire life that Maia has never shared with her.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2022

We watch as she rummages through a box and drags something heavy over to the front yard.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan