plural noun
Etymology
Origin of siftings
Example Sentences
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And then there are those that are amiable siftings through memory's scrapbook, in which the author recounts tales about people and places as if he were holding court over a few beers.
From Time Magazine Archive
What remains for the Quennell corps are mostly second siftings, attractively presented, which reinforce the charm of the whole Proust legend.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her monologues were not stunts but acute siftings of men and women as social beings.
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And fourthly, careful inspection of the siftings of the straw disclosed living parasites, small mites, which when applied to the skin quickly produced the characteristic eruption.
From The Evolution of Modern Medicine A Series of Lectures Delivered at Yale University on the Silliman Foundation in April, 1913 by Osler, William
Thirdly, siftings from the straw and mattresses which had been thoroughly disinfected failed to produce the rash.
From The Evolution of Modern Medicine A Series of Lectures Delivered at Yale University on the Silliman Foundation in April, 1913 by Osler, William
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