rifle through

idiom

: to search through something quickly and carelessly often in order to take or steal something

He rifled through the papers on his desk.

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Authorities said Routh, who had a GoPro camera and two backpacks, shoved the muzzle of his rifle through a chain-link fence and may have been aiming at the president when agents fired at him. —

Stepheny Price, Fox News, 15 Sep. 2024 The 58-year-old from Hawai'i was already charged with two gun crimes for allegedly pointing a rifle through the tree line surrounding the course at Trump International Golf Club where the Republican presidential nominee was playing a game with friends on Sept. 15. —

Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024 Agents fired at the suspect after spotting his rifle through the fence line near the Trump International golf course, multiple sources told ABC News. —

Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2024 Authorities said a man stuck the barrel of a rifle through the fence at the edge of the golf course while the former president was golfing. —

Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rifle through

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