How to Use pore in a Sentence

pore

1 of 2 verb
  • Still, major breaks have come to light, Stone says, thanks to those willing to pore over all the files.
    Will Tizard, Variety, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Sanford put on his uniform and drove to work to pore over call logs with his team.
    Jay Greene, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2020
  • What's next: Time for everyone to pore over the details.
    Julia Horowitz, CNN, 17 Oct. 2019
  • The underside of the cap bears either gills or pores, which form pores inside.
    Stan Davidson, sun-sentinel.com, 15 Oct. 2019
  • These powerful vibrations eject pollen from the anther pores in the form of a cloud that strikes the bee.
    Stephen Buchmann, The Conversation, 17 May 2023
  • Over the course of two years, the men spent several hours each week testing melodies and poring over lyrics.
    Morgan Smith, PEOPLE.com, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Not everyone cares about them like those of us who pore over the sports pages of the Boston Globe (bless you, by the way, every one of you).
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2020
  • Doctors and scientists on the agency’s staff pore over the study results.
    Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2020
  • Not everyone wants to run their own video server or pore over source code.
    Klint Finley, Wired, 20 Apr. 2020
  • Customers can pore through pages of inventory to find the missing piece to their home.
    Medgina Saint-Elien, House Beautiful, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Sometimes, White will pore through dozens of assignments — from kindergarten all the way though eighth grade.
    Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2022
  • Fact-checkers had to pore over the 1,000-page bill to resolve the dispute, and even then their verdict took a lot of explaining.
    Sarah Green Carmichael, Twin Cities, 6 Nov. 2019
  • The state media photos offered one of the few glimpses for analysts to pore over to gain intel and clues about life under the regime.
    Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Dave Heller has pored over plenty of plans — both good and bad — during his three decades as an architect.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2019
  • One soldier pored over a thick medic training textbook.
    Sig Christenson, ExpressNews.com, 20 Dec. 2019
  • And the news media pored over their calls, with slow motion video and freeze frame and the benefit of hindsight, and told them they were not fit for purpose.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2019
  • And Wheaton, who made a habit of staying in on Thursday nights to study film, was poring over the UW red-zone tendencies in his apartment.
    oregonlive, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Read your cookbooks and pore over every culinary site on the internet.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN, 14 Mar. 2020
  • Spink was the publisher of the Sporting News, the baseball bible for nearly a century, where fans would pore over the weekly box scores.
    Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 1 July 2020
  • If extractions are not done well then pores and pimples may have left over debris that come to a head in the following days.
    Shalwah Evans, Essence, 30 Jan. 2020
  • While Auburn could pore through the transfer portal to fill that spot, that option appears unlikely at this time.
    Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 31 May 2022
  • Activist groups and senators will pore over the nominee's record.
    Melissa MacAya, CNN, 25 Feb. 2022
  • After just one use, my marks were noticeably lighter, my pores smaller, and my tone overall brighter.
    elle.com, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Nagy and the coaching staff sat down Thursday and Friday to pore over film of every practice snap taken by the two quarterbacks.
    Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com, 6 Sep. 2020
  • In the years since, the Temple Mount Sifting Project has relied on hundreds of thousands of volunteers, including many tourists, to pore through the dirt.
    Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2020
  • Historians will now need to pore over the letters and put them in the context of Mary’s life and situation, Lasry says.
    Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Over the years, benefit has pored (pun intended) over pore data.
    Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Over the years, benefit has pored (pun intended) over pore data.
    Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 9 Mar. 2023
  • To understand what was happening, Ms. Goldin pored through 200 years of labor market data.
    Paul Wiseman, David Keyton, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Plugging your armpit pores with antiperspirant, then, won’t affect your ability to cool down: There are plenty of other escape routes on your skin.
    WIRED, 30 Sep. 2023
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pore

2 of 2 noun
  • This mist works to pen up and deeply cleanse your pores.
    Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Perhaps the sponge-like ices form with closed pores rather than opens ones.
    The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2024
  • This leads the methanol to separate and form droplets within the resin, which form the basis of the pores.
    IEEE Spectrum, 22 May 2023
  • The formula boasts a smoothing effect on the skin that blurs the look of pores.
    Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 26 Oct. 2023
  • That buildup is what clogs your pores and brings about new pimples.
    Kathleen Felton, Health, 28 June 2023
  • Graphite’s small pores are able to absorb heat for a cooler night of sleep.
    Jack Byram, Health, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The smooth, pore-free look is no longer only for glossy ad campaigns.
    Brooklyn White, Essence, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Conversely, a face wash is made to clean your pores more deeply.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Our tester loved how smooth her skin felt after using the pore strip.
    Madison Yauger, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2022
  • Just be aware that silicone is known to clog pores, so this isn’t the best pick for the acne-prone skin.
    Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 17 Nov. 2023
  • This reduces the chance that grime softened by the cleaner will be absorbed into the pores of the brick.
    Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Oh my God, this person's skin doesn't have a single pore.
    Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 21 Oct. 2022
  • The gel formula leaves no white cast, is reef friendly, and won’t clog pores.
    ELLE, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Acne Acne occurs when oil and dead skin cells clog the pores.
    Health Editorial Team, Health, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The next-gen facial is not about cleaning your pores, but lifting your face.
    Rachel Strugatz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Just treat the whole procedure the same as shaving your face: warm water first to relax the pores and hair.
    Adam Na Hurly, Men's Health, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The Denali gets real open-pore wood, while the AT4X has a unique ceramic white and red color scheme.
    Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Read on to find your new favorite SPF, clogged pores not included.
    Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 July 2023
  • Hours before a start, Gallen will find a quiet corner of the clubhouse and pore through reports and video with a tablet by his side.
    Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Try the hydro-star® + tea tree on oily spots to cleanse and unclog pores by removing excess oil and buildup.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Excess oil leads to clogged pores, which can create pimples.
    Danielle Blundell, Women's Health, 28 Apr. 2023
  • This is especially true if your skin is prone to breakouts or clogged pores.
    Shannon Ullman, Health, 5 May 2023
  • One, the kind researchers are now worried about, is the unconfined water that gathers in the pore spaces of soil very close to the surface.
    Rosanna Xiastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Or, this oil-free sunscreen that helps absorb pore-clogging oils—a solve for acne-prone skin types.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 30 June 2022
  • This over-the-counter treatment can also reduce inflammation and keep the pores clean.
    Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Even more, its formula blurs the look of pores and hydrates away dryness for plumper, brighter-looking skin.
    Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2023
  • To be a human in the world is to be tactile, to always be touching and touched with every single pore of our bodies.
    Seyward Darby, Longreads, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Available in four shades, its sheer tint is known to sit well on the skin without clogging pores or settling into fine lines.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 21 July 2023
  • Shoppers also love how the $10 primer evens skin tone, making pores look barely noticeable.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2024
  • This helps balance out the formula’s lactic acid, an exfoliator that can help reduce the appearance of pores and fine lines.
    Macaela MacKenzie, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2024

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