- present participle of search.
searching
Example Sentences
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That has sent some investors interested in a diversified portfolio searching for alternatives.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Like the others who had been detained, the young man, in his 20s, is an artisanal miner, eking out a living searching for precious metals at mine sites.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
One of his favorite tactics was searching cinema message boards for terms like “would make a great movie” or “somebody should remake that.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
He had been searching for a tangible way to help the environment and allay his anxieties about the planet’s future when he came across Crouch’s posts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
I imagined Ma at fifteen or sixteen years old, unable to read or write, searching for a matchmaker.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
