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
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As agents pore over the evidence gathered from the searches, some are hearing about Star Island for the first time.
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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
Clothes that make clear every single piece has been pored over.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2024
Spending time poring over manuscripts to offer thoughtful and incisive critique as a peer reviewer is one of academia’s most thankless jobs.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Feb. 2024
So to try to fix Voyager 1's current woes, the dozen or so people on Dodd's team have had to pore over yellowed documents and old mimeographs.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 6 Mar. 2024
Since the files were first published, security researchers have been poring over their contents and analyzing the documentation.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 24 Feb. 2024
District officials pored over footage from nearly 100 cameras on campus to pass on to investigators, and were working with law enforcement to hold those responsible for the shooting accountable, Daniels said.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2024
No one on the Glamour team owns them yet, but commerce director Brie Schwartz plans on investing after poring over their 8,800-plus perfect reviews.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 29 Feb. 2024
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
Clothes that make clear every single piece has been pored over.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2024
Spending time poring over manuscripts to offer thoughtful and incisive critique as a peer reviewer is one of academia’s most thankless jobs.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Feb. 2024
So to try to fix Voyager 1's current woes, the dozen or so people on Dodd's team have had to pore over yellowed documents and old mimeographs.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 6 Mar. 2024
Since the files were first published, security researchers have been poring over their contents and analyzing the documentation.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 24 Feb. 2024
District officials pored over footage from nearly 100 cameras on campus to pass on to investigators, and were working with law enforcement to hold those responsible for the shooting accountable, Daniels said.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2024
No one on the Glamour team owns them yet, but commerce director Brie Schwartz plans on investing after poring over their 8,800-plus perfect reviews.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 29 Feb. 2024
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“Pore over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pore%20over. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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