Example Sentences

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He said the weapon was not detected by airport security in Portland, Oregon, and he only discovered it when he was rummaging for chewing gum on the flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2023

The incident stemmed from a 911 call about a man who appeared homeless and was rummaging through a trash can behind the caller’s house, according to the report prepared by Moore.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2023

Ryan Donato was rummaging around the crease for Adam Larsson’s rebound and put it back 2:38 into the game.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2022

“As the months rolled by, he would call me up and say, ‘Oh Kai, I was rummaging around in this closet in my house in Cambridge and found another box of Oppenheimer material.’

From Washington Post • Oct. 8, 2021

Ron was rummaging through the little witch’s handbag.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling