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Example Sentences

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They were tipped off after searching the car of a woman dropping off her boyfriend for a probation appointment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

Courts and litigants have spent years searching for historical analogs, debating how close is close enough and struggling to determine when a modern regulation meaningfully resembles something from the founding era.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2026

With phone lines and cell towers down, distraught relatives went searching for loved ones, posting images of family members on social media with their last known locations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

On Thursday, people were searching for loved ones there.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

And searching for postcards shouldn’t take long, even if it’s a massive pile of unopened mail.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller