rummage

That’s why I find myself reaching for them whenever a dish needs a little herbal brightness without requiring me to rummage through half the spice cabinet.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026

General warrants and writs of assistance enraged the colonies precisely because they allowed British officials to rummage through homes and businesses without individualized suspicion.

From Slate ● May 20, 2026

We also watched a nurse rummage through a medical waste disposal box without sterile gloves.

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026

The Dominican nuns who run the kitchen prepare food for about 80 elderly or destitute people -- growing numbers of Cubans are forced to rummage through garbage bins for food -- each day.

From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026

But then I take a deep breath, tell myself, it’s all right, because by next week he’ll be at CSA and that calms me enough to rummage around for the plastic bag.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

Deiri Fayyad rummages through dustbins in the Lebanese capital Beirut in search of plastics and other discarded materials to be recycled.

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2023

An hour in, the setup is still going on as Rom rummages through old photographs, putting together connections the audience has never been privy to.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2023

Your browser rummages through with the server, looking for a way to convince you that the page is trustworthy for a purchase.

From Slate ● Dec. 3, 2022

He rummages through his stash of salvaged parts in the garden shed and locates a pair of replacements.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2022

She rummages through one of her suitcases, pulls out a big plastic bag, and dumps the contents on the bed.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

The state claimed he faked the move to dodge millions of dollars in taxes and allegedly rummaged through his trash for evidence of California residence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026

She rummaged around for a second and suggested a triangle with an exclamation point in it, which would signal a bit of excitement but clear danger too.

From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2025

Sean and I shoved her rompers and sleep sacks into a backpack, rummaged through our clothes and grabbed enough underwear for an indeterminable amount of time away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025

The trial was told how paramedics rummaged through drawers and blood was transferred to a light switch.

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025

He rummaged around the messy pile on the floor and found an oversized Rage Against the Machine shirt he’d bought at Goodwill a few months ago.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

At the warehouse in Bangkok's Nonthaburi suburb, the sound of people rummaging through products and plastic crates clattering against shopping carts echoes through the building.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

Chatrie asks whether the Constitution still remembers that lesson once the rummaging happens through data instead of drawers.

From Slate ● May 20, 2026

A new study found the masked mammals known for rummaging rubbish bins for easy food, are evolving and getting comfortable around humans.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025

President Trump’s order halting production of new pennies has businesses across the country rummaging in their corporate couches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025

“What do you think we’re doing?” said Hila, at last coming to a stop at one of the newer playground spaces and rummaging through her bag.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny