sift
verb (used with object)
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
sifts
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present tense formof sift (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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So Swalwell and his congressional chief of staff launched an AI technology company that sifts and analyzes campaign fundraising data.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
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
She stands among the ashes, bends down, and sifts through a pile of burnt wood.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
