rifling
Example Sentences
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Officers searched their home for hours, rifling through personal belongings.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
In any other part of civilized society, rifling through someone else’s diary is considered an outrageous invasion of privacy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
All of Bezos’ wealth and all of Amazon’s lobbying muscle did not prevent federal agents from rifling through his employee’s home.
From Salon ● Jan. 17, 2026
Pope got the assist for the second goal as Antonio Silva failed to intercept his throw and 27-year-old Barnes sped clear before rifling low and hard into the far corner.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2025
Pent up from trailing the field, Seabiscuit spun through the gap like a bullet rifling down a barrel.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
