forage
Example Sentences
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The drovers would forage along the way, picking berries, acorns and gleaning corn for the birds to eat.
From BBC
We entered just to browse, but Billy personally sized my head and recommended a blue Union Army forage cap.
Reduced armor may go hand in hand with other helpful social traits, including cooperative foraging, shared nest defense, and division of labor, all of which tend to become more pronounced as colonies grow.
From Science Daily
His brother, Jess, despite reports of a substantial inheritance, has been photographed living rough and foraging in dumpsters.
“We’ve planted 20,000 trees around the site, we’ve replaced habitats and homes for protected species like bats, newts and badgers and created wildflower meadows specifically for wildlife foraging,” the company said.
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