pore over

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

And because there is a relatively small sample of data to analyse from a matches standpoint, England’s coaches have instead been poring over his training data, which, Tuchel says, paints a great picture. —Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 23 May 2026

Cosell spends his off-seasons poring over prospects’ game tapes to assess their viability as pros. —Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026

But keep a little perspective, too, and know that people have been poring over the Apollo material for longer than most of us have been alive. —Mike Wall, Space.com, 18 May 2026

State officials heard hours of testimony from California production workers who were struggling amid the steep decline in local demand and still pored over the details, worried that the bill might be perceived as a bailout for the Hollywood elite. —Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 May 2026

Rhymes for pore over

• carryover
• changeover
• crossover
• cutover
• flashover
• hangover
• holdover
• layover
• leftover
• makeover
• moreover
• passover