rummage

Or Root, who had to rummage around his garage to dig out his old captain's blazer.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

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

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

“A few. How about Perfect Petunia Petal Pink. Goodness. Say that ten times real fast. Or …” She continues to rummage through her drawer.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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’m curious to know what Nico is talking about, but as the bell rings, he crouches behind his desk and rummages through his backpack.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

After taking a job at the Conference Board, a business research organization, he rummaged through libraries to unearth measures of railcar freight loading and trends in short staple cotton prices since the Civil War.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 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

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

Sitting in his spartan room in Astana, Kazakhstan, Yevgeny rummaged through a cardboard box that holds the things he thought to save.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2024

Jessie rummaged through her bag for her wallet.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

Millie Diamond, a London-based stylist, posts videos on TikTok of her rummaging through bins.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

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

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

He had thought about doing this himself, but he didn’t like rummaging around in the woods and it would take far too much time.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech