seek out
Example Sentences
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To combat fears using such apps may drive people to seek out some species when they shouldn't, Lifer hides precise locations of rare breeding birds on maps during sensitive periods.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
“Granularity can be a kind of gatekeeping” that readers actually seek out, she says — but it’s all, ultimately, reading.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
The defense memo described Zambada as a patriarch — the father of 16 children from multiple women — and a peacemaker who “was known to first seek out other solutions” before resorting to violence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Allman, for his part, was quick to shrug off the backlash, noting that it is only natural for his wife’s fans to seek out someone or something to blame for her exit.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
“The great colleges and universities were designed to provide for mobility, to seek out talent,” said Anthony W. Marx, president of Amherst College.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
