seeking

Example Sentences

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Seeking a location where he could practice without bothering the neighbors in his Manhattan apartment, he found a perch on the Williamsburg Bridge.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

“Some beautiful, others sad and desolate. Beginnings, ending, the in-betweens. Seeking to understand where it came from, asking how long it has been there,” she mused.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Seeking an end to forced labor, they demanded economic justice and the right to enjoy the fruits of their labor.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Seeking to promote himself as an ordinary man of the people, Pezeshkian took to the streets earlier this month for a mass pro-government rally in favour of the Palestinian cause, taking selfies with well-wishers.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Seeking comfort, I walked over to Roberto and whispered to him, “Someday, I will get to go pick cotton with you, Papa, and Mama. Then I won’t be left alone.”

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez