riffle

Example Sentences

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He reached over to one of the books sitting open on the desk and began to riffle through the pages.

From Literature

The stream banks were denuded of vegetation and the riffle crests obliterated as the choked stream tried to reach the sea.

From Los Angeles Times

They returned to her office, and while Mother tried to figure out what was happening, Dr. Cooper riffled through a filing cabinet, mumbling to herself.

From Literature

The songs often morph through multiple changes of tempo and texture, riffling unpredictably through indie-rock austerity, orchestral lushness, pop perkiness and hallucinatory electronic studio concoctions, like the cascade of wavery, overlapping piano lines in “Connect.”

From New York Times

Ella riffled through her satchel and retrieved a book almost the size of her.

From Literature