How to Use search in a Sentence
- The software allows you to search thousands of sites at the same time.
- The police searched her for concealed weapons.
- They haven't found him yet, so they have to keep searching.
- He was searched by the guard before he was allowed to enter the courtroom.
- He searched her face, hoping to see some glimmer of emotion.
- She searched for information on the Web.
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But nobody thinks to search him for weapons.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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The parents searched for clues on their son's phone.
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Melissa Rudy , Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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There are a few different ways to search.
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Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Food resources can be searched at the links below.
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Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
28 Oct. 2025
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Police searched the area but were not able to find the suspect.
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Travis Andersen,
BostonGlobe.com,
31 July 2023
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Police are now searching for the man.
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Mike Stunson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Oct. 2025
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Troopers closed the freeway and searched the area.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The sheriff's office used a drone to help deputies search for him.
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Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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Troopers searched the area but didn't find anyone.
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Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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For weeks, his family searched for him.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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But neither of those recipes are the one that readers search for the most.
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Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
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Woods' pockets were searched, and two pills were found and placed in a plastic bag.
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Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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Now the Cubs are left searching for answers.
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Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Then search for outlying suckers and prune them down to the ground.
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Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Put down the phone, stop searching for a better route and relax.
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Sean Clancy,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Apr. 2026
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Officers searched the backyard and found a knife on the ground.
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Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2026
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Any guest who declines to be searched may be denied entry.
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Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Any guest who declines to be searched may be denied entry.
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Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Multiple agencies were called to help search for the child.
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Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Police are searching for the driver who fled the scene.
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Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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With the Nets still searching for answers, that’s a start.
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C.j. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
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And yet, as the month comes to a close, something more searching presses in.
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Jack Hill,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Feb. 2026
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The clip begins with the sight of a cat, hungry and alone, searching for food.
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Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The bag was further searched at the police station.
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Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
- I performed a search for the file.
- We will begin a search for a new manager this week.
- I did a Web search for restaurants in that area.
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The search for the fall guy is on.
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John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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The whole town seemed weary of the search.
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Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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But as night came on, the search was called off.
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Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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Treat the search like a job itself.
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Phil Blair,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2026
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Will this be the end of Cheryl’s search for love?
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Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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No stranger to casting young kids, the search was wide.
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Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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For months, the world watched the search for her unfold.
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Windsor Johnston,
NPR,
25 May 2026
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Now the search is on for a new candidate.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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All bags are also subject to a search.
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Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The average search lasts three to six months; most give up.
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Solo Ceesay,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2026
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My novel is about that sea-change and the search for purpose.
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Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Thus far, this search has turned up empty-handed.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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The search for a new CEO was at times rocky.
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Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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The purpose of the search was unknown.
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Amanda Starrantino,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Matt never lost hope during the search.
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Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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Our initial search did not yield anything.
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JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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At sunset, the sheriff’s deputies called off the search for the night.
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Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Win or lose this summer, the search is on—this time, with robots.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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That’s where a search of the statewide eCourts system can come in handy.
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Amber Gaudet
updated February 20,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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Two walkers altered their route and took to the woods to help with the search.
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Chris John Amorosino,
Hartford Courant,
13 Mar. 2026
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The burning gas line forced crews to halt their search for survivors for a time.
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Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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And the whole job-search ecosystem is rife with AI.
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Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Today marks the 13th day in the search for Guthrie.
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Liz Kreutz,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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His search leads him to Carr and the FCC.
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Jack Dunn,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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Here are some other facts a search on Cignetti might produce.
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Chuck Schilken,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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And then another word for crotch was gusset and that helped my search.
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Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Sometimes the search for a better answer gets in the way of a good one.
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Nathaniel Tilton,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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