read through
phrasal verb
read through; reading through; reads through
: to read (something) from beginning to end especially to look for mistakes or check details
Remember to read through your essay before you hand it in.
He read the instructions through twice before he tried to assemble the bicycle.
Examples of read through in a Sentence
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Linda was the first person to ever go and read through all the trial transcripts.
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John J. Lennon, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
Brown spent that night reading through Scott’s file, and on Saturday morning, outraged over what was happening to him, officially took him on as a client.
—Hannah Rappleye, NBC News, 2 Mar. 2024
What to know The science of reading is a traditional school of thought that teaches reading through phonics, rather than the three-queueing method that some schools across the country have adopted in recent decades.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Feb. 2024
That discovery last week started a panicked, three-day crash effort by more than 200 of the department’s employees, including Richard Cordray, the nation’s top student aid official, to read through each of the emails one by one and extract crucial identifying information required for financial aid.
—Zach Montague, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
The state spent a great deal of time and money to make sure that all early elementary teachers were adept at the teaching of reading through a system of Reading Academies.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
No need to read through timetables for wattage and minutes.
—Deanne Revel, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2024
The ritual around drinking that precious Scotch gives the experiencer a way to mark the moment in memory, something to do: take one’s time reading through notes from previous inductees, perhaps add some thoughts to The Book with an elegant felt-tipped Macallan pen.
—Adam Erace, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2024
Google still hasn't explained what exactly happened or how it's been fixed, but just reading through these instructions makes the issue sound rather complicated.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 7 Dec. 2023
John J. Lennon, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
Brown spent that night reading through Scott’s file, and on Saturday morning, outraged over what was happening to him, officially took him on as a client.
—Hannah Rappleye, NBC News, 2 Mar. 2024
What to know The science of reading is a traditional school of thought that teaches reading through phonics, rather than the three-queueing method that some schools across the country have adopted in recent decades.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Feb. 2024
That discovery last week started a panicked, three-day crash effort by more than 200 of the department’s employees, including Richard Cordray, the nation’s top student aid official, to read through each of the emails one by one and extract crucial identifying information required for financial aid.
—Zach Montague, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
The state spent a great deal of time and money to make sure that all early elementary teachers were adept at the teaching of reading through a system of Reading Academies.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
No need to read through timetables for wattage and minutes.
—Deanne Revel, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2024
The ritual around drinking that precious Scotch gives the experiencer a way to mark the moment in memory, something to do: take one’s time reading through notes from previous inductees, perhaps add some thoughts to The Book with an elegant felt-tipped Macallan pen.
—Adam Erace, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2024
Google still hasn't explained what exactly happened or how it's been fixed, but just reading through these instructions makes the issue sound rather complicated.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 7 Dec. 2023
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“Read through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/read%20through. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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