rifle through
Example Sentences
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"No student should have to rifle through drawers looking for a crumpled certificate when they're preparing for a job interview," Skills Minister Baroness Jacqui Smith said.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026
The last time the bear left was Sunday, he said, to rifle through his trash cans for 20 minutes before returning to the crawl space.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025
If that weren’t enough, the government then sent agents to rifle through her car and search her belongings.
From Slate • Oct. 27, 2025
Some are violations of privacy: They can rifle through your closets and drawers.
From New York Times • Aug. 24, 2021
He was left with time enough to rifle through a rubbish dump on his way home; the cabbage core that he found would add to Crane-man’s culinary efforts for dinner.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
