sift through sth

Frequency: 8.818.1 per million words

to examine a large collection of items, documents, or evidence very carefully

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Examples (10)

  • Detectives had to sift through mountains of paperwork to find a single clue.
  • She spent the afternoon sifting through old photographs, reminiscing about her childhood.
  • The reporter had to sift through countless press releases to find a newsworthy story.
  • We need to sift through all the applications before deciding on the final candidates.
  • He sifted through the debris at the accident site, hoping to find survivors.
  • The historian will sift through ancient documents to uncover the truth about the past.
  • It took hours to sift through the emails and identify the most important ones.
  • The committee was tasked with sifting through the evidence presented in court.
  • Could you help me sift through these financial reports? There's a lot of data.
  • She decided to sift through her belongings and donate anything she no longer needed.