sift
verb (used with object)
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
will sift
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future tenseof sift.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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As special master, Dearie will sift through more than 11,000 documents, identifying which documents are protected by attorney-client privilege and executive privilege.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2022
Like Telling Lies and Her Story, Immortality is a game composed of full-motion videos and films that the player will sift through to solve the disappearance of a famous actress.
From The Verge ● Mar. 16, 2022
There, nine fine minds will sift the complexities of federal and state responsibilities.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 4, 2020
Concerned that reports of clinical trials can exaggerate a treatment’s benefits and downplay its risks, two research groups will sift through data from tests of drugs involving thousands of people with chronic pain or depression.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 23, 2019
Of all the souls of this generation, the number that will sift through the meshes of the years is infinitesimately small.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 75, January, 1864 by Various
