pore over

phrasal verb

pored over; poring over; pores over

: to read or study (something) very carefully

He pored over the map for hours.

Examples of pore over in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The fans pored over her social media posts to extract clues about her well-being and protested outside the courthouse at every hearing. —Stefanie Dazio, Fortune, 10 May 2024

At Rosebud, Herr started spending his weekends at work, poring over patient charts. —Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 7 May 2024

Online coverage of the glitzy affair always blankets media coverage as fans pore over each gown’s details. —Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019

To avoid last year’s calamity, an army of veterinarians will pore over months of medical records with an assist from artificial intelligence and scrutinize horses each morning with the critical eye of a diamond jeweler. —Melissa Hoppert, New York Times, 2 May 2024

Working with a Japanese linguist, investigators pored over about 9,700 pages of text messages between the two men and found no mentions of sports betting or any of the bookmakers Mizuhara had been dealing with. —Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024

Advocates on both sides of the bill were poring over the 75-page amendment Tuesday to understand the changes. —Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024

As agents pore over the evidence gathered from the searches, some are hearing about Star Island for the first time. —Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024

Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter is finally here and fans of both country and pop are poring over the album. —Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2024