comb

Example Sentences

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But he is confident that his plan to wait until Monday to comb through StubHub and hit up his three ticket brokers will get him inside Madison Square Garden.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Commander Grieve appealed for anyone with information to contact police, as officers and volunteers comb nearby bush and desert for Sharon.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Thanks to “Cosmic Music,” anyone interested in her life and work doesn’t have to go comb through microfilm or ancient magazines to learn more about this unbelievably accomplished and completely fascinating human being.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Friends and loved ones continued to comb the area for signs of Cynthia, searching creeks and sewer drains and putting up flyers on utility poles.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

His hair was a tufted brown crew cut, as if his mother, Regina, or his sister, Joan, had clipped it one day and a comb hadn't touched it since.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady