How to Use seek out in a Sentence

seek out

phrasal verb
  • The 36-year-old doesn’t look like the type to seek out the bright lights of showbiz.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Soon after, the partners sought out Ruth Ross to sit at the helm.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Howard sought out Murray at the club and started a fight.
    James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2024
  • This is the kind of movie that connoisseurs of over-the-top action like to seek out.
    Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Equipped with rows of teeth, the scaly animal sought out its next meal.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024
  • To the end, Nolan trusts us to seek out and think about history for ourselves.
    Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • When a scale egg hatches, Gill said, the insect goes to a crawler stage and seeks out new growth on the tree for food.
    Joe Heim, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Glow Recipe is one of the brands that tweens seek out at Sephora (yes, those Sephora tweens).
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The first signs of heat exhaustion to look out for are when dogs seek out shade and lay down to try and cool off.
    Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 19 June 2024
  • For use on the same day, seek out an avocado at stage five.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The boy craved new challenges, sought out new books to read and loved sharks, said the school’s principal Jane Hitch in a statement.
    Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star, 1 May 2023
  • The victim initially sought out the treatment to help with her stomach and back pain.
    Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • This Air sign seeks out partners that crave the same need for space and independence.
    Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
  • And the league has sought out ways to get its games on new platforms while still keeping them on broadcast and linear TV.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Your best bet for health is to seek out 100% tart cherry juice without added sugar to match what was used in the studies.
    Jessie Shafer, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The next day, Jan. 5, Andrew sought out the family shotgun.
    Kathleen McGrory, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2024
  • How soon into Season 3 will these girls seek out Coach and his shelter?
    Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 29 May 2023
  • Rather than avoiding their own kind, the rolling octopuses sought out their tank mates and tried to wrap them in eight-armed hugs.
    WIRED, 15 June 2023
  • Those are just a few of the products People and Today staffers sought out and found while trying 52 new body products.
    People Staff, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Late-season pheasants will seek out heavy cover to stay warm.
    Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The good news is that is definitely not the case here, making this a high-proof rye whiskey that is well worth seeking out.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Released early in 2023 and not widely seen, this gem is well worth seeking out.
    Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The amount of boards worth seeking out in the region is extensive, so this list can provide as a good starting place.
    Alex Darus, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Four Great Southern Cooks This out-of-print title is worth seeking out in used bookstores.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2023
  • For those in range, seeking out clear, dark skies between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. will give the best chance to see the aurora’s colorful glow.
    The Oregonian, oregonlive, 13 July 2023
  • Our brains are hard-wired to practice or seek out behaviors that release dopamine.
    David A. Brenner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Use tools like Google Flights to seek out the least expensive period of time to get to any destination around the world.
    Janelle Holland, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2024
  • Kastner then sought out instruments that could produce a range of sounds and pitches.
    Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Wolverines could satellite from Wyoming or even Utah to seek out Colorado’s higher mountains.
    Christine Peterson, Vox, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Its characters could be obnoxious and its story superficially shallow, with much of the good stuff reduced to lore players had to seek out.
    Allegra Frank, TIME, 9 Aug. 2024

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