ferret out

phrasal verb

ferreted out; ferreting out; ferrets out

: to find (something, such as information) by careful searching

He's good at ferreting out the facts.

Examples of ferret out in a Sentence

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The rebellious young agent who repeatedly ferreted out million-dollar loopholes in baseball’s draft system is no longer young, in an era his rivals are more likely to run on Red Bull than red wine. —Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024

Kavanaugh’s position seems at odds with that of Amy Coney Barrett, who prioritized ferreting out a constitutional text’s meaning at the time of ratification over digging up old laws. —Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 22 June 2024

This is very good for ferreting out new ways to earn some cash. —Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 3 June 2024

But there is a long and occasionally contentious history of research into how body language empowers speakers, ferrets out liars or communicates social cues. —Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 14 June 2024

Your world has just become a film noir thriller as Mercury enters your secretive 8th house, magnifying your ability to read between the lines and ferret out the facts that might otherwise be hidden from view. —Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 3 June 2024

Fox News first reported on the curious donation in 2023, but was unable to ferret out the donor's identity. —Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 4 June 2024

All of the convictions occurred in Florida, Texas and Ohio, while units in Virginia, Georgia and Arkansas failed to obtain a single guilty verdict, despite allocating dozens of staffers and millions of dollars to ferret out voter fraud. —Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023

After Arthur Andersen’s demise, clients were forced to find new accounting firms—and the new auditors would have extra incentive to ferret out any wrongdoing. —Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2023