rifle through

phrase

: to search through something quickly and carelessly often in order to take or steal something

He rifled through the papers on his desk.

Examples of rifle through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Local restaurants in Manhattan would let the young Black rifle through the cash registers looking for pennies, nickels, and dimes that might be rare or unique. — William D. Cohan, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Or rifle through your closets for unwanted items. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 20 Mar. 2026

Video from a private vehicle showed the gunman carrying a rifle through a parking lot back toward Buford’s moments before opening fire again. — Katey Psencik, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026

Players will still rifle through nests for potent eggs, and risk a fight with monsters guarding it. — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for rifle through

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue