page through
phrasal verb
paged through; paging through; pages through
: to turn the pages of (a book, magazine, etc.) especially in a quick, steady manner
He paged through the magazine looking for the article.
Examples of page through in a Sentence
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When Van finished paging through the flipbook and looked up, Chelsea was down on one knee.
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Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2025
The Monster Manual remains a pleasure to page through.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
President Trump's early barrage of executive orders may seem familiar to anyone who paged through the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
The athlete, 27, went viral earlier this week when he was seen paging through Inner Excellence on the sidelines of the Jan. 12 NFL game against the Green Bay Packers.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
It’s also been a treat to page through the visual and physical embodiments of spiritualism (pun intended)—the clothing, playbills, the Ouija boards, and rabbits in hats that remain from generations of seekers.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
As easy to page through as a frothy hot cocoa is to drink, this could be a one-sitting read, particularly in a cozy chair.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
These client-side attacks can skim payment card data from online checkout pages through malicious code injection in the browser.
—Rupesh Chokshi, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Video posted by the New York Times showed people paging through books of records in Sednaya, looking for a written trace of their family members.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 13 Feb. 2025
The Monster Manual remains a pleasure to page through.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
President Trump's early barrage of executive orders may seem familiar to anyone who paged through the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
The athlete, 27, went viral earlier this week when he was seen paging through Inner Excellence on the sidelines of the Jan. 12 NFL game against the Green Bay Packers.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
It’s also been a treat to page through the visual and physical embodiments of spiritualism (pun intended)—the clothing, playbills, the Ouija boards, and rabbits in hats that remain from generations of seekers.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
As easy to page through as a frothy hot cocoa is to drink, this could be a one-sitting read, particularly in a cozy chair.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
These client-side attacks can skim payment card data from online checkout pages through malicious code injection in the browser.
—Rupesh Chokshi, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Video posted by the New York Times showed people paging through books of records in Sednaya, looking for a written trace of their family members.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Page through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/page%20through. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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