Example Sentences

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Police said that security agencies were "combing the forests with a view to rescue the abducted students".

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

Beccuau said investigators were combing through extensive video footage to track the movements of the Louvre thieves, who were followed on surveillance cameras across Paris and into neighboring areas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

According to the New York Post, investigators were combing through the rubble on Friday morning.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2024

The police on Sunday were combing through a crime scene spanning several floors of the sprawling Westfield Bondi Junction mall.

From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2024

They were combing and brushing their dogs, and getting them pruned for the beauty contest.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls