Example Sentences

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It was during her time in the rainforest reserve at Gombe, in Tanzania, when she stopped to spend time watching a male chimpanzee who was foraging.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2025

It seemed that way at 18, when an army of people was foraging for his golf ball in a thicket.

From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2022

Early man’s idea of happy hour was foraging under a tree for rotten plums and getting pleasantly sick while trying not to fall out of a tree.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2019

When she was 9, she was foraging for food with her grandmother, who suddenly fell into a diabetic coma.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2017

Meanwhile, the skunk was foraging through the snow.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan