Sentence examples for are combing from inspiring English sources
noun
A toothed implement for grooming the hair or (formerly) for keeping it in place.
The amount of evidence they are combing through is enormous.
Teams of agents are combing retail outlets that sell tobacco.
Researchers are combing the newly discovered collection to find such notations.
"Our forces are combing the mall floor by floor looking for anyone left behind.
Many are combing through their budgets, looking to wring out more savings where they can.
Prompted by journalists, companies are combing through their files, seeing who must go.
Dozens of workers are combing through 60 dump trucks' worth of soil from the trade center site.
The ministry said on Twitter: "Our forces are combing the mall floor by floor looking for anyone left behind.
Led by their American counterparts, Iraqi soldiers are combing through palm groves in search of weapons caches.
The negotiators, who agreed to meet next on Tuesday, are combing their respective budget proposals to find common ground.
"Actually, they are combing them clean to get a better taste, sort of like cleansing the palate," he explained.
