sifts
- present tense form of sift (3rd person singular).
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
His interpretive approach, refined over years of studying the nuclear threat, credibly sifts the historical record without slowing the book’s tempo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
She is talking about her late husband's former employer as she sifts through a pile of letters from his pension company.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025
Los Angeles Times columnist Glenn Whipp sifts through the lead actress contenders and the Oscar shortlists in the Friday edition of his newsletter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2025
Beyond the carton-covered window, rain sifts down from a platinum-colored sky.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
