How to Use look for in a Sentence

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• Many birds hang around under bird feeders looking for a free meal.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
• When choosing a fresh pineapple, look for one that feels heavy and smells lightly sweet near the base.
  — Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 3 July 2026
• This can give you a familiar face to look for, even as a market newbie.
  — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
• A lot of people don’t know where else to look for certainty but their partner.
  — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
• Sharrock explains that buyers are looking for more than just a house.
  — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
• Consumers are also looking for deals and shopping around to find them.
  — Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 25 July 2026
• Cops were looking for two people who fled the scene, one of whom wore a black tracksuit with a stripe on the pants.
  — John Annese, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
• Eight years later, Agbaji is a free agent looking for a new team.
  — Alexa Stone, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
• The owners threatening to shut the game down next year aren’t looking for an even playing field.
  — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
• If single, a forever soulmate is out there looking for you — just like your heart calls to them.
  — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
• Police said Glowacz then returned to the bedroom to look for money.
  — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026
• No arrests were made as cops are actively looking for the suspects.
  — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
• These aren’t the types of chunk plays the Buffalo Bills are looking for.
  — Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
• These common questions cover what to look for, what to skip and how to make your finds work together.
  — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
• The government’s now looking for more money and saying that’s not the case.
  — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 18 July 2026
• No surprise there, as the princess was expected to choose a memorable look for her co-host role at the ball.
  — Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 19 July 2026
• The entire group ends up drugged and kidnapped by bad guys looking for a nuclear warhead.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 26 July 2026
• The exec noted Utopia is looking for films led by filmmakers with a wealth of ideas.
  — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 18 July 2026
• Lee said two cameras on the satellite will look for signs of damage after ground teams stabilize it.
  — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
• All that data must then be analyzed to look for a common exposure.
  — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
• Chicago is settling into a new regime, with a new coach and a roster looking for long-term building blocks.
  — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
• To me, one of the best parts of going to the beach is looking for whatever flotsam and jetsam has been washed ashore.
  — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
• When shopping for okra, look for bright green pods without any blemishes or discoloration.
  — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 7 Aug. 2026
• Instead of looking for roles, Ruffalo opted to study the craft first.
  — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026
• Wall Street has spent decades looking for small differences between price and value.
  — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
• Another fun way to capture the vibe is to look for gorgeous home décor or new furniture!
  — Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
• Bourdain arrives looking for love and ends up finding it in food and kitchen culture—a passion that would shape the rest of his life.
  — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
• Even then, solving a cold case doesn't guarantee what families are often said to be looking for.
  — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 25 July 2026
• The project was looking for long-serving inmates who might be eligible for release.
  — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
• By June, Coda says he was done with the grueling effort of looking for work.
  — Sarah Jackson jennifer Liu, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026