How to Use search in a Sentence

search

1 of 2 verb
  • The software allows you to search thousands of sites at the same time.
  • The police searched her for concealed weapons.
  • They haven't found him yet, so they have to keep searching.
  • He was searched by the guard before he was allowed to enter the courtroom.
  • He searched her face, hoping to see some glimmer of emotion.
  • She searched for information on the Web.
  • Fundraisers on the hub can be searched by city and state.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2024
  • When the board was searching for a new director, her name was at the top of the list.
    Alyssa Newcomb, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Police searched the area but were not able to find the suspect.
    Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2023
  • Two workers searching for the source of a clog uncovered a crack in one of the tubes.
    Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Dec. 2023
  • To find a location near you, search by your zip code here.
    Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 31 July 2023
  • After searching 99% of the lake to a depth of 5 feet, the search team is bringing in a sonar expert to go deeper, Sharpe said.
    Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Estelle sets out on a road trip to search for her husband, along with their daughter.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Throughout the day crews searched house to house for more casualties.
    Eula Calahan , Micah Farmer, arkansasonline.com, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Australia and France have one win and one loss each, while the Swiss are still searching for their first victory.
    Chantz Martin, Fox News, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The setting will bar the users from seeing or searching for content that the platform deems harmful to them.
    Christopher Hutton, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Wisconsin was joined with West Virginia in searching for the Bloody Mary most.
    Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2023
  • Bombard was handcuffed, searched and placed in the back of Riggen's car before being taken to jail.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Police found a gun in the trunk of his car after police searched his vehicle.
    Jonathan Bandler, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Authorities have been searching for his sailboat and for him for the past week.
    Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2023
  • They’re listed as federal and state endangered, and in the summer roost in trees, and search for caves and mines in the winter.
    Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Her students searched for parallels to the U.S. system.
    Dana Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Police searched Delvecchio, but did not find a handgun.
    Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 4 Sep. 2023
  • When a predator could be nearby, the knifefish will quickly search for somewhere to hide.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Oct. 2023
  • But the facts cannot and will not be denied—Camp Nelson F is a superb bourbon that is worth searching high and low for.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2023
  • While selling his childhood home in Reading, Pa., in 2011, Guadagno had searched high and low for the rings but never found them.
    Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Gold prices moved higher as investors searched for havens in the face of possible higher rates.
    From Cnn's Krystal Hur, Alicia Wallace, Nicole Goodkind and Bryan Mena, CNN, 14 June 2023
  • But the fentanyl challenge is confounding, and states are searching for the best path forward.
    Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Some firefighters doused the fire from outside while others searched the house and worked from inside.
    David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Police have searched the pair’s home in Glasgow, as well as the party headquarters.
    Sammy Westfall, Washington Post, 11 June 2023
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search

2 of 2 noun
  • I performed a search for the file.
  • We will begin a search for a new manager this week.
  • I did a Web search for restaurants in that area.
  • The search is focused on the northern shore of the waterway.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 26 Oct. 2023
  • That search leads to the surprising heart of the newest Godzilla.
    Troy Aidan Sambajon, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2023
  • His search for the brand’s new home led him to Rossini Ranch at the base of Howell Mountain.
    Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The Japanese Coast Guard said Friday there were no new leads in the search.
    Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Frantic search for help Taxi drivers, afraid of the police, didn’t stop to help.
    Adam Pourahmadi, CNN, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The small aircraft fell off the radar a short time later and a search for survivors began.
    Marko Alvarez, Anchorage Daily News, 12 June 2023
  • The Kid doesn’t take down Rana the first time, which leads him to become the focus of an intense police search.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
  • This isn’t the first time the search giant has come under fire for its policies with respect to CPCs.
    Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 15 June 2023
  • That said, any coach on Alabama’s radar will use the search for leverage.
    Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024
  • But that has done little to relieve the water crisis and the daily search.
    Samar Abu Elouf, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • During their search and rescue mission, the Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue led a search on the west side of the mountain.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Many, if not most, of Nolan’s films contain a warning: The search for knowledge is perilous.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The search continues for a St. Clair County teen who has now been missing for one week.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 28 May 2023
  • Bobo's remains were found more than three years after a massive search of woods, fields and farms.
    CBS News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Police launched a search of the area and the suspect was arrested near the scene shortly after the attack.
    Kate Brady, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The website looked at Google search data to find the most popular toys in every country around the world.
    Sari Hitchins, Parents, 26 Dec. 2023
  • The pair also happen to have a helicopter ready to help with such searches.
    Emma Ogao, ABC News, 31 May 2023
  • Drones and the county’s Star 1 helicopter were also used during the search.
    Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The rest of it, the dutiful search, too often disappoints.
    Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The death toll remained at 133, but the search for bodies would continue, the governor said.
    Ivan Nechepurenko, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Police identified Jamie Bell as a person of interest in their deaths and launched a search of the area.
    Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2023
  • San Diego had one of the largest outflows — 2,100 users — which measured the number of home searches from the metro minus the number looking to move here.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023
  • As the Sky begin their coaching search, here are five options for the front office to consider.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The company determined the top drinks for each state based on Google search interest data over the last 12 months.
    Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2023
  • Kaizer’s biggest piece of advice for couples on the vintage search?
    Shelby Wax, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2023
  • And the search for bodies under the rubble of the complex continued on Saturday.
    Tanya Stukalova, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2024
  • The search was suspended Monday evening and was due to resume Tuesday morning.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2023

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