forage

Example Sentences

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It enabled our ancestors to forage for food and water during the hottest period of the day, with sweat to keep them from overheating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Species that feed on invertebrates, forage along the bottom, or rely on ambush strategies to catch prey also showed higher rates of contamination compared with other fish.

From Science Daily • Feb. 3, 2026

They forage in Southern California but nest and mate on the sandy beaches of central Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Officials in California are urging people not to forage for wild mushrooms after a rise in poisoning cases caused at least one death.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

He had outdistanced his supply lines, left food and forage days behind with all his wagons and mules and oxen.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin