gleaning

Example Sentences

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The drovers would forage along the way, picking berries, acorns and gleaning corn for the birds to eat.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

The skeptics in my life believe L’Belle-Tividad may just be really good at collecting information about people, gleaning details from other readings and our demographic data.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

The budget figures will be keenly watched by energy industry experts, with the hopes of gleaning insights into where Saudi Arabia expects oil revenues to head in the near future.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

From this letter, I’m gleaning that reckless spending isn’t in your nature — and I don’t want my advice to cause some sort of overcorrection.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 29, 2025

After the tolling of the names and the ritual washing, the entire morning was dedicated to a heated debate about whether or not fire should be banned as a method of gleaning.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman