seek out
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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To combat fears using such apps may drive people to seek out some species when they shouldn't, Lifer hides precise locations of rare breeding birds on maps during sensitive periods.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
“Granularity can be a kind of gatekeeping” that readers actually seek out, she says — but it’s all, ultimately, reading.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
He hesitated to predict how the case will play out, noting that he could see the court agreeing to seek out more facts or opting not to micromanage CARB’s allowance decisions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Following emancipation, one of the first things black people did was seek out spouses and children from whom they had been forcibly separated during slavery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
If the Lord had ever allowed her to cross that swelling ocean she would have gone, among all the millions buried there, to seek out his grave.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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