Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sought (out)
Verb
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After browsing through the day’s program, the future queen looked up and recognized a photographer—and acknowledged him in the sweetest way.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
10 Mar. 2026 -
That was until Raleigh looked up at Arozarena and refused to shake his hand.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Heat’s bench rotation also looked a little different because of the team’s injuries.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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And the longer the crisis lasts, the greater the danger to an economy that already looked vulnerable before the chaos in the Middle East.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In its obituary for Milton Cross, who hosted those broadcasts from 1931 until his death in 1975, the New York Times estimated that regular audiences reached 14 million Americans, roughly 10% of the postwar population.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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The team quickly reached new deals with defensive backs Akayleb Evans and Robert Rochell on Monday.—
Mike Kaye
March 12,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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An engineer named Eiji Nakatsu cast about for a way to make the trains quiet.—
Carl Zimmer,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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On the subject of creating the film, Deckelmeyer asked the cast about their unusual strings of accidents on set.—
Scott Huver,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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They are routinely hunted by Iran and Turkey, which consider some Kurdish militias to be terrorist organizations.—
Younes Mohammad,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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When news broke in 2013 that bombs packed with fireworks powder had detonated near the finish line of the Boston Marathon and Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev were being hunted, executives at Phantom Fireworks did not wait for a phone call.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Tiller also made an impact as a rim protector and grabbed four offensive rebounds.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Mar. 2026
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Ricks grabbed a knife from the kitchen and began to stab Sanchez multiple times, court records showed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Sought (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sought%20%28out%29. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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