rummage
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The old and young rummage through garbage bins searching for something to eat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Jouppi swore he had no idea; bush pilots do not rummage through their passengers’ bags.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
"Given the public interest, I would have expected to be informed rather than having to rummage through the council’s lengthy statement of accounts," she said.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Its flashing lights and internet connectivity foretell a future in which kids won’t rummage around in the toy box at all, opting instead for more and more screen time.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2026
I rummage through my mind and come up with an answer quick.
From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender
Deiri Fayyad rummages through dustbins in the Lebanese capital Beirut in search of plastics and other discarded materials to be recycled.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2023
An hour in, the setup is still going on as Rom rummages through old photographs, putting together connections the audience has never been privy to.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2023
He rummages through his stash of salvaged parts in the garden shed and locates a pair of replacements.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2022
Ivey rummages in his pocket and throws a dime over the table.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2020
I squeeze my eyes shut and listen as Ma rummages in the box before snapping the tin shut.
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
“It is more wild than I expected,” he said as his partner rummaged for coins in her purse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
She rummaged around for a second and suggested a triangle with an exclamation point in it, which would signal a bit of excitement but clear danger too.
From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2025
She later discovered he had also entered her child's room and rummaged through drawers.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2025
St. John rummaged with his bare hands through broken beams and burnt kitchen appliances, hopeful that he’d be able to salvage something to remember the pizzeria as it once was.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025
She rummaged through her bag, and her hand touched on the Joe Mauer baseball.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
At the time, resale brought to mind old, dusty clothes in the back of a closet and rummaging through thrift store racks just to put on someone else’s shoes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
In the garage, he begins rummaging through the shelves, looking for something that might pass as a blanket.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
At the warehouse in Bangkok's Nonthaburi suburb, the sound of people rummaging through products and plastic crates clattering against shopping carts echoes through the building.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Chatrie asks whether the Constitution still remembers that lesson once the rummaging happens through data instead of drawers.
From Slate ● May 20, 2026
“Hold up,” Annie said, rummaging in the bag.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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