page through
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Bill Clinton seems to laugh while paging through documents during his recent deposition on the Jeffrey Epstein files.
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2026
Registration for classes opens today on Alo’s events page through March 7.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 26 Feb. 2026
The experience of watching All’s Fair is, indeed, like paging through a high-end women’s magazine, taking in the fashion spreads and pithy pull quotes but never pausing for long enough to read a full article.
—Judy Berman, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
At the other end, Laura Torrado-Blanco of the University of Oviedo’s entomological collection is paging through Lepidoptera guide books.
—Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025
The macOS Launchpad formerly offered a way to page through and start apps, though few used it, and Apple discontinued it with Tahoe.
—PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
Run a few key pages through the tool and look closely at the results.
—Karan Sharma, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
In the videos, two which were titled with Westman’s full name, the person recording the video pages through a handwritten notebook and displays a shooting target with an image of Jesus and a collection of guns, magazines and ammunition laid out on a bed.
—Casey Tolan, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
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Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2026
Registration for classes opens today on Alo’s events page through March 7.
—Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 26 Feb. 2026
The experience of watching All’s Fair is, indeed, like paging through a high-end women’s magazine, taking in the fashion spreads and pithy pull quotes but never pausing for long enough to read a full article.
—Judy Berman, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
At the other end, Laura Torrado-Blanco of the University of Oviedo’s entomological collection is paging through Lepidoptera guide books.
—Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025
The macOS Launchpad formerly offered a way to page through and start apps, though few used it, and Apple discontinued it with Tahoe.
—PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
Run a few key pages through the tool and look closely at the results.
—Karan Sharma, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
In the videos, two which were titled with Westman’s full name, the person recording the video pages through a handwritten notebook and displays a shooting target with an image of Jesus and a collection of guns, magazines and ammunition laid out on a bed.
—Casey Tolan, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Page through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/page%20through. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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