Example Sentences

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And without knowing it, I think that’s what I was searching for.”

From Salon • May 27, 2026

The Mexican Navy was searching on Friday for two sailboats that went missing while transporting humanitarian aid to crisis-hit Cuba, a week after leaving Mexico.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

She said Turner was "searching for his artistic hero" to "help cement his name as the up-and-coming star of the art world".

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

That architecture rested on a Supreme Court ruling that arrived just as Congress was searching for a solution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

His expression was grave, and it seemed to her that he was searching her face for information.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez