rifling
Example Sentences
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Officers searched their home for hours, rifling through personal belongings.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
But she has deep knowledge of women’s pay: As an economist, she spent years rifling through boxes of surveys and personnel records and tracking down data to document women’s changing role in the workplace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
All of Bezos’ wealth and all of Amazon’s lobbying muscle did not prevent federal agents from rifling through his employee’s home.
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2026
Pope got the assist for the second goal as Antonio Silva failed to intercept his throw and 27-year-old Barnes sped clear before rifling low and hard into the far corner.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2025
A few rows down, I spot Mom sitting on her bed, rifling through the drawer of her pine nightstand.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
