rummage

Jouppi swore he had no idea; bush pilots do not rummage through their passengers’ bags.

From Slate ● Jul. 28, 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

The Dominican nuns who run the kitchen prepare food for about 80 elderly or destitute people -- growing numbers of Cubans are forced to rummage through garbage bins for food -- each day.

From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026

To our benefit, Lewis and Tolkien weren’t content to rummage around for these ideals in dust-covered parchment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

They overturned all the boxes and suitcases in Aunty Ifeoma’s room, but they did not rummage through the contents.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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

It remains a vehicle for pain and sorrow, a ballad from a forgotten world, a book that rummages around in the marrow of things.

From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2023

Your browser rummages through with the server, looking for a way to convince you that the page is trustworthy for a purchase.

From Slate ● Dec. 3, 2022

He rummages through his stash of salvaged parts in the garden shed and locates a pair of replacements.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2022

While she rummages through a small bin on the bookshelf, I stare at the doodles on the wall next to me.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

The state claimed he faked the move to dodge millions of dollars in taxes and allegedly rummaged through his trash for evidence of California residence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 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

His tools sprawled across the table and onto the floor, as though rummaged through by a band of wood rats.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025

Towards the end of the patrol he described how hungry crew members rummaged for tins of food in hidden compartments inside the submarine.

From BBC ● May 12, 2025

He went to the closet and rummaged in the back, the old overcoats and bagged dresses inside muffling his voice.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

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

The Framers feared officers rummaging through homes and papers because they understood something permanent about institutional power.

From Slate ● May 20, 2026

President Trump’s order halting production of new pennies has businesses across the country rummaging in their corporate couches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025

While rummaging through some old boxes in his grandparents' loft, a music-mad 15-year-old schoolboy discovered an old mixtape hidden amongst his late uncle's belongings.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2025

I followed her into the den, where she sat on the couch and started rummaging through one of the many bags on the floor.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence