Example Sentences

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We will ferret out students who protest against my policies.

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2025

"We are confident that a fair trial will ferret out the truth."

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2010

As it is now, we assume the media and debates will ferret out deficiencies in candidates' education � and that is not always the case.

From Time Magazine Archive

In due course, we can be sure, the ingenuity of man will ferret out these secrets .

From Time Magazine Archive

I have no doubt you will ferret it out.

From In the Irish Brigade A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain by Sheldon, Charles Mills