Phrasal Verb - Sifting Through
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.Definition
To carefully examine and consider each item or piece of information in a group or collection, often in order to make a decision or find something specific.
Examples
| No. | Example |
|---|---|
| 1 | After sifting through hundreds of resumes, the hiring manager finally found a suitable candidate. |
| 2 | The detective spent hours sifting through evidence to build a case against the suspect. |
| 3 | I need to sift through my emails before I can respond to any of them. |
| 4 | The archaeologists spent days sifting through the sand to find artifacts. |
| 5 | The jury took hours to sift through the testimony before reaching a verdict. |
| 6 | The students sifted through their textbooks to prepare for the exam. |
| 7 | The chef sifted through the flour before baking the cake. |
| 8 | The manager asked her assistant to sift through the reports and pull out any relevant data. |
| 9 | The researcher spent weeks sifting through old documents to find the information he needed. |
| 10 | The team sifted through the suggestions to choose the best one for the project. |