Example Sentences

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AI sifts through tens of millions of records of data for marketers, who then create AI agents that carry out complex marketing tasks.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

An artificial intelligence system donated by Microsoft then sifts through the millions of records to pull up relevant documents at 21 different stations throughout the exhibit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

Times BuzzMeter panel sifts through several crowded fields in our roundup of the supporting categories for comedy and drama series.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

At an industrial site in eastern Thailand, Thitipas Choddaechachainun sifts through mounds of scrap metal, circuit boards and old computer keyboards in a cavernous warehouse beside a busy highway.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025

The dirt sifts through his open fingers; some falls to the ground, some blows away in the wind.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera