sieves

present tense third-person singular of sieve

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • The team filters in slowly, following a late game the night before.
    Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 19 June 2026
  • Some portion of light inevitably filters through.
    Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • Now, she's partnered with Guardant Health, advocating for their Shield™ blood test, which screens for colorectal cancer with just a blood draw.
    Shay Martin, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026
  • The toxicology screens for some of the deceased revealed both kratom and 7-OH, leading to a countywide crackdown of products with either compound because they’re unregulated.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
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“Sieves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sieves. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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