searched for

Example Sentences

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"The Godfather is a page turner," Trigiani wrote, "but when I searched for the matriarch, she was sorely missing."

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Drug hunters have searched for years for a treatment for the rare infectious disease hantavirus, which caused an outbreak on a cruise ship that global public-health officials are now racing to contain.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

For years, scientists have searched for ways to move beyond prosthetic limbs and toward treatments capable of restoring natural movement, sensation, and function.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

I searched for events that were affordable enough to invite my parents and brother.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

I searched for a way to explain it.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros