rummage

It happened place by place, inch by inch, a dusty disco ball left in the rummage while a Starbucks or a boutique gym rose to serve the freshly gentrified block around it.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

Jouppi swore he had no idea; bush pilots do not rummage through their passengers’ bags.

From Slate ● Jul. 28, 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

Some sections developed their own microclimates due to the flow of air conditioning, forcing delegates to rummage around for jackets to keep warm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

Nodding, I close my laptop and rummage through my backpack for my pajamas.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

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

Before he does that, the attacker can be seen peering into the dark house, walking away and then returning with bags, which he rummages around in for more than two minutes.

From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2023

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

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2022

He rummages through all the things only to almost stick with the exact outfit he arrived wearing, but calls up a dark denim jacket for the needed layer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2022

She lifts her bag up, sticking out her tongue like it really does weigh fifty pounds, and rummages inside for her sketchbook.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

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

On Wednesday, authorities were seen carrying out suitcases, bins and hard-shelled storage cases as they rummaged through a storage unit behind an apartment building in the 4200 block of Marquesas Way in Marina del Rey.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025

Towards the end of the patrol he described how hungry crew members rummaged for tins of food in hidden compartments inside the submarine.

From BBC ● May 12, 2025

He rummaged in a basket in the corner and pulled out a couple of yards of plaid fabric.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

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

The Framers feared officers rummaging through homes and papers because they understood something permanent about institutional power.

From Slate ● May 20, 2026

Affectionately referred to as trash pandas, the masked mammals known for rummaging rubbish bins for easy food, are evolving based on their proximity to humans, even starting to look cuter, a new study says.

From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2025

They must bob for apples and drop them into a bucket next to their basin before rummaging through a measly pile of autumn-colored leaves in search of a golden leaf.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2025

Realizing the gravity of the situation, they started rummaging around in their pockets and backpacks for anything they could contribute to the cause.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser