How to Use rummage in a Sentence

rummage

verb

• He rummaged in his pocket for the receipt.
• He rummaged through the attic for his baseball card collection.
• I heard you rummaging around in the refrigerator.
• Dikk has found many of these gems by rummaging through piles of thrift store books.
  — Kate Bennis, Good Housekeeping, 12 Dec. 2018
• One person can be seen on the footage rummaging through one of the cars.
  — La Cañada Valley Sun, 4 Sep. 2019
• Now, there will be no need to rummage through several belts just to find one.
  — Diego Pineda, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2021
• Someone had rummaged through a shelf behind the sales counter.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2023
• Inside the store, the thieves piled food in their arms, rummaging through shelves and the front counter.
  — Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2024
• The tag sale attracted a steady stream of bargain hunters who rummaged around the store.
  — Dennis Hohenberger, Courant Community, 12 June 2018
• So much better than losing pace, stopping to rummage through my pack.
  — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 16 Feb. 2023
• The animals rummaged through neighbors’ trash and dragged it back to the den.
  — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2026
• Comfort, convenience and a hot mess pile of clothes to rummage through.
  — Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023
• The bears also rummaged through neighbors’ trash and hauled it back beneath the house.
  — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
• Mail was rummaged through, and cash was stolen from some children’s Christmas cards.
  — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
• While the sweet potatoes cook, take a moment to rummage around your kitchen for something to serve with them.
  — Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 15 Nov. 2019
• Another man who had been waiting for a bus stopped to rummage through the debris.
  — Rachel Uranga, oregonlive, 17 Jan. 2022
• Drawers were rummaged through and a desk had been knocked over and repeatedly kicked.
  — Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 June 2018
• The site was unfenced back then, and grizzlies often came to rummage for leftovers.
  — National Geographic, 11 July 2019
• Garner made a run for it while Owens was rummaging through the victim’s clothes.
  — Benjamin Brown, Fox News, 22 June 2018
• Throughout the day, a steady stream of neighbors stopped by to rummage through the donations.
  — Caroline Spivack, Curbed, 10 Aug. 2021
• Liang Jiong spends most of his life rummaging through other people’s trash.
  — Michael Holtz, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2018
• Fleas rummage their surroundings for a blood meal in the first week of their life as this keeps them from starvation.
  — Doggie Corp, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 Oct. 2022
• When rummaging through a jewelry box, look for brooches, pendants, and rings.
  — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
• Just a regular old kitchen in which those who are hungry can rummage in the fridge for sustenance.
  — Alexandra Lange, Curbed, 1 Aug. 2019
• And to be able to really rummage through it, and not perform rummaging through it.
  — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 14 Aug. 2022
• Belinda takes a bite of her burger, then rummages in the paper bag and pulls out a napkin and wipes her lips.
  — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2018
• An unknown suspect smashed the window to a vehicle and rummaged through it.
  — Rachel Spacek, The Mercury News, 20 June 2019
• The victim locked himself in the bathroom while the gunman rummaged through the apartment.
  — Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com, 31 Aug. 2019
• Second vehicle inside the garage rummaged through and door into the home opened.
  — Cody Boteler, baltimoresun.com, 21 June 2019
• The stench of landfill hangs in the air as emaciated men rummage through dumpsters, their faces smudged with dirt.
  — Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 13 May 2022