How to Use search in a Sentence

search

1 of 2 verb

• The software allows you to search thousands of sites at the same time.
• The police searched her for concealed weapons.
• They haven't found him yet, so they have to keep searching.
• He was searched by the guard before he was allowed to enter the courtroom.
• He searched her face, hoping to see some glimmer of emotion.
• She searched for information on the Web.
• Fundraisers on the hub can be searched by city and state.
  — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2024
• When the board was searching for a new director, her name was at the top of the list.
  — Alyssa Newcomb, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
• Police searched the area but were not able to find the suspect.
  — Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2023
• Two workers searching for the source of a clog uncovered a crack in one of the tubes.
  — Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Dec. 2023
• To find a location near you, search by your zip code here.
  — Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 31 July 2023
• After searching 99% of the lake to a depth of 5 feet, the search team is bringing in a sonar expert to go deeper, Sharpe said.
  — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 17 Nov. 2023
• Estelle sets out on a road trip to search for her husband, along with their daughter.
  — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 4 Feb. 2024
• Throughout the day crews searched house to house for more casualties.
  — Eula Calahan , Micah Farmer, arkansasonline.com, 23 Jan. 2024
• Australia and France have one win and one loss each, while the Swiss are still searching for their first victory.
  — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 15 Sep. 2023
• The setting will bar the users from seeing or searching for content that the platform deems harmful to them.
  — Christopher Hutton, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2024
• Wisconsin was joined with West Virginia in searching for the Bloody Mary most.
  — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2023
• Bombard was handcuffed, searched and placed in the back of Riggen's car before being taken to jail.
  — Landon Mion, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2023
• Police found a gun in the trunk of his car after police searched his vehicle.
  — Jonathan Bandler, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2023
• Authorities have been searching for his sailboat and for him for the past week.
  — Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2023
• They’re listed as federal and state endangered, and in the summer roost in trees, and search for caves and mines in the winter.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Apr. 2024
• Her students searched for parallels to the U.S. system.
  — Dana Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
• Police searched Delvecchio, but did not find a handgun.
  — Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 4 Sep. 2023
• When a predator could be nearby, the knifefish will quickly search for somewhere to hide.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Oct. 2023
• But the facts cannot and will not be denied—Camp Nelson F is a superb bourbon that is worth searching high and low for.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2023
• While selling his childhood home in Reading, Pa., in 2011, Guadagno had searched high and low for the rings but never found them.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
• Gold prices moved higher as investors searched for havens in the face of possible higher rates.
  — From Cnn's Krystal Hur, Alicia Wallace, Nicole Goodkind and Bryan Mena, CNN, 14 June 2023
• But the fentanyl challenge is confounding, and states are searching for the best path forward.
  — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2024
• The findings show how some executives are searching for ways to attract and retain talent in a red-hot job market where many employees feel over-worked and underpaid.
  — Bryan Mena, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
• The former couple then admitted in the interview their apprehension at announcing the news after their relationship on the show inspired other singles in their 70s searching for love.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024

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search

2 of 2 noun

• I performed a search for the file.
• We will begin a search for a new manager this week.
• I did a Web search for restaurants in that area.
• The search is focused on the northern shore of the waterway.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 26 Oct. 2023
• That search leads to the surprising heart of the newest Godzilla.
  — Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2023
• His search for the brand’s new home led him to Rossini Ranch at the base of Howell Mountain.
  — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2024
• The Japanese Coast Guard said Friday there were no new leads in the search.
  — Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2023
• Frantic search for help Taxi drivers, afraid of the police, didn’t stop to help.
  — Adam Pourahmadi, CNN, 16 Sep. 2023
• The small aircraft fell off the radar a short time later and a search for survivors began.
  — Marko Alvarez, Anchorage Daily News, 12 June 2023
• The Kid doesn’t take down Rana the first time, which leads him to become the focus of an intense police search.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
• This isn’t the first time the search giant has come under fire for its policies with respect to CPCs.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 15 June 2023
• That said, any coach on Alabama’s radar will use the search for leverage.
  — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024
• But that has done little to relieve the water crisis and the daily search.
  — Samar Abu Elouf, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
• During their search and rescue mission, the Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue led a search on the west side of the mountain.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
• Many, if not most, of Nolan’s films contain a warning: The search for knowledge is perilous.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
• The search continues for a St. Clair County teen who has now been missing for one week.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 28 May 2023
• Bobo's remains were found more than three years after a massive search of woods, fields and farms.
  — CBS News, 28 Feb. 2024
• Police launched a search of the area and the suspect was arrested near the scene shortly after the attack.
  — Kate Brady, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
• The website looked at Google search data to find the most popular toys in every country around the world.
  — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 26 Dec. 2023
• The pair also happen to have a helicopter ready to help with such searches.
  — Emma Ogao, ABC News, 31 May 2023
• Drones and the county’s Star 1 helicopter were also used during the search.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 25 Aug. 2023
• The rest of it, the dutiful search, too often disappoints.
  — Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
• The death toll remained at 133, but the search for bodies would continue, the governor said.
  — Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
• Police identified Jamie Bell as a person of interest in their deaths and launched a search of the area.
  — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2023
• San Diego had one of the largest outflows — 2,100 users — which measured the number of home searches from the metro minus the number looking to move here.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023
• As the Sky begin their coaching search, here are five options for the front office to consider.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2023
• The company determined the top drinks for each state based on Google search interest data over the last 12 months.
  — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2023
• Kaizer’s biggest piece of advice for couples on the vintage search?
  — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2023
• Upon arrival, police were told the man had left the home and officials began a search for the suspect, which was unsuccessful.
  — Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2024
• At a Friday news conference, police said the search for more of Robinson’s remains and other evidence continues.
  — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024