- present participle of peruse.
perusing
Example Sentences
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When I die, I will not feel like the time spent perusing Amazon search results was important to my story.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
Les Bleus, as the team is known, will be perusing the breakfast buffet and padding around the plush carpets of Boston’s Four Seasons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
With no formal engineering background, Richardson began collecting information online, perusing old manuals, learning through trial and error.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
One woman perusing the flowers outside the Bondi Pavilion on Sunday admits she is too scared to do that.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025
After dinner, Mom opens my bedroom door as I’m perusing the bootleg math exam.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
