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Example Sentences

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The divers floated to them, their gloved hands touching the surface, searching for seams where the pipelines were at their weakest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Officers are searching the Phurnacite plant - a smokeless fuel briquetting facility that covers 150 acres - in Abercwmboi village, which they expect to take "some time".

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

The next morning, Rinderknecht’s Google search history showed him repeatedly searching for information about the Lachman fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

In an era dominated by hyper-violent blockbusters and larger-than-life action spectacles, Indian filmmaker Imtiaz Ali believes young audiences are searching for something deeper -- love that lasts.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

I swirled mud in my pan, searching for a glimmer.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff