scouring

Example Sentences

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He started selling vintage clothes 11 years ago, when he was 15, switched to kids vintage at 20 and has spent the last six years scouring flea markets, websites and swap meets.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

As the investigation progressed, we did everything we could to corroborate the women's accounts - including scouring mobile phone histories, speaking to other cast members, as well as friends and family.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Grieving often prompts frantic spelunking missions—rereading old letters or texts, scouring your camera roll and random social media accounts for any scrap of a memory of your loved one.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

After weeks of scouring headlines and watching tanker traffic, investors are eager to get back to the fundamentals of corporate earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Instead they’re scouring the house for empty gallon jugs to bring to the desalination machines.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman