leaf through
phrasal verb
leafed through; leafing through; leafs through
: to turn the pages of (a book, a magazine, etc.)
She was leafing through the magazine, looking at the pictures.
Examples of leaf through in a Sentence
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Charlie Peters, a student about to embark on a philosophy masters at The University of Edinburgh, took the time to leaf through a 159-page report on child exploitation in Rotherham, a town in the north of England.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
Hardcover Travel Photo Book Screens are convenient, but nothing will replicate the experience of someone leafing through a physical book of their photos.
—Adam Morganstern, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
But leafing through these yellowing pages, I'm struck by the vibrant lives captured within.
—Claudia Cowan, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
Hovde has taken pains to share the story of his Norwegian immigrant great-grandparents’ arrival in a northwest Wisconsin logging town and is airing an ad featuring his wife, Sharon, leafing through a photo album featuring his days at Madison East High School and UW.
—Thomas Beaumont, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2024
Each of the men silently leafed through their own paper copy of the indictment.
—Nick Maslow, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
Looking at magazines felt somehow like leafing through a catalog of impossibly beautiful objects d’art—gorgeous but abstract, distant.
—Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
But it is widely considered one of the premier venues around Big Sky, and claims to have the biggest wine list in Montana, a claim that is easy to believe when leafing through the phone-book sized directory.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Rare Seeds product descriptions are fascinating plant histories, so browsing the site is like leafing through a gardening book.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Jan. 2024
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
Hardcover Travel Photo Book Screens are convenient, but nothing will replicate the experience of someone leafing through a physical book of their photos.
—Adam Morganstern, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
But leafing through these yellowing pages, I'm struck by the vibrant lives captured within.
—Claudia Cowan, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
Hovde has taken pains to share the story of his Norwegian immigrant great-grandparents’ arrival in a northwest Wisconsin logging town and is airing an ad featuring his wife, Sharon, leafing through a photo album featuring his days at Madison East High School and UW.
—Thomas Beaumont, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2024
Each of the men silently leafed through their own paper copy of the indictment.
—Nick Maslow, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
Looking at magazines felt somehow like leafing through a catalog of impossibly beautiful objects d’art—gorgeous but abstract, distant.
—Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
But it is widely considered one of the premier venues around Big Sky, and claims to have the biggest wine list in Montana, a claim that is easy to believe when leafing through the phone-book sized directory.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Rare Seeds product descriptions are fascinating plant histories, so browsing the site is like leafing through a gardening book.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Jan. 2024
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“Leaf through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaf%20through. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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