perusing
Example Sentences
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Preventing anyone with an internet connection from perusing mug shots is a welcome step, said Dennis Gaddy, who lobbied for the Second Chance Act before its 2020 passage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
It's a story I first stumbled on almost a decade ago while perusing the newspaper archives – and the more I dug, the more I discovered.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
So next time you’re in the herb aisle, perusing the verdant options, bypass the usual suspects.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2025
I wondered to myself, scrolling through his more than 750 posts and perusing his 211,000 followers.
From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2024
“Thank you for coming to fetch me,” she says, hoping that dinner guests talking to themselves while supposedly perusing books without the aid of proper lighting is not an unusual occurrence at la maison Lefèvre.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
