How to Use in search of in a Sentence

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• López crouched and touched the man’s wrist in search of a pulse.
  — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2023
• That’s where the Israelites wandered for 40 years in search of the Promised Land.
  — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023
• The Spaniard is in search of his third major, having won the U.S. Open in 2021.
  — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 16 May 2023
• With revenge on their minds, Davis and crew set out in search of Knight and Shakur.
  — Kenan Draughorne, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2023
• The 24-year-old was in search of women who were pretty.
  — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2024
• Hill had just scored a 69-yard touchdown and made his way toward the end zone seats in search of his mom.
  — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 14 Oct. 2023
• During this time, throngs of travelers flock to the Riviera Maya in search of sun and fun.
  — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2023
• The cuckoo bees wait for the host of the nest to leave in search of food before entering and laying their own eggs.
  — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2023
• Kids and adults alike are getting hyped to roam the streets come October 31st in search of candy and a good time.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 4 Oct. 2023
• Good shots are passed up in search of great ones, and no player holds onto the ball for more than a few seconds.
  — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024
• Gillis and her friends were driving around with little to no cell service in search of their friend’s house.
  — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2023
• One day that year, Steven and his friends went to Linick’s Toys, a local shop, in search of his rookie card.
  — Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
• Armed men were sent to foreign lands like soldiers, in search of papyrus scrolls.
  — Claudia Roth Pierpont, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
• But that won’t stop Fjeld and his friends from heading back out in search of their next discovery.
  — Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2023
• Yarl then went to three different houses in search of help.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2023
• As Eden gabs, the pair inch across and climb over rows in search of maximum comfort and no moisture.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024
• Meanwhile, Dillard says that all the hours spent on the buses changed his view on those coming to the U.S. in search of a better life.
  — Nicco Quinones, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2023
• Prices have gone up by 19% since the start of the pandemic, a hard-to-forget leap that has left voters in search of someone to blame.
  — Annie Linskey, WSJ, 3 Dec. 2023
• Foreign automakers have long flocked to the South in search of lower wages and anti-union laws.
  — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 13 Sep. 2023
• Someone in search of a more standard, classic pair of denim.
  — Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2023
• Half of one village, the entirety of the next have departed in the years since the water dried up — in search of jobs, of food, of any means of survival.
  — Lynsey Addario Victoria Kim, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2024
• Washington plays the Oregon Ducks Sunday in Eugene in search of a three-game sweep.
  — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 14 May 2023
• Plastic jugs in hand, Joan Torrent takes a path into the woods in search of drinking water.
  — Joseph Wilson and Emilio Morenatti, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Feb. 2024
• And in search of better competition, Bill took him on the road, in a van that would double as his home and schoolhouse.
  — Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2023
• For others, a light and mobile backpack is the perfect choice to hike away from crowds in search of secluded spots.
  — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 8 June 2023
• Don't forget about weight No one wants to lug around a cumbersome umbrella while struggling in the sand in search of a place to set up for the day.
  — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2023
• Upturning the soil in search of new life will only prevent it from growing.
  — Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 14 June 2023
• All this may sound like the kind of apocalyptic scenario spun by pundits in search of a catchy headline.
  — Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Jan. 2024
• Sluggers Coleman and Tiare Jennings will also return in search of a four-peat.
  — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 9 June 2023
• And so Djuric was also in search of tech companies in Miami.
  — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 28 May 2024