The phrase "as I peruse" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing the act of reading or examining something carefully or in detail.
Example: "As I peruse the pages of this novel, I find myself lost in the intricate plot and character development."
Alternatives: "while I read" or "as I examine".
But as I peruse some of my latest bills, the à la carte add-ons do not feel like small pleasures; they feel like things that ought to be included in the basic price.
But my colleague James Wood, eloquently seconded more recently by my friend Leland de la Durantaye, has made Knausgaard's account of his own struggles to write his book sound so perversely compelling, so Proustianly essential, that I have dutifully bought my copy of the first volume, and will risk the reputation of Man With Most Boring Book on the Beach as I peruse it.
I pack a slice of horrible quiche for breakfast as I peruse the app.
It is better than sitting on the carpeted floor of the Explore Bookshop in the swanky mountain town of Aspen, Colorado wiping tears from my cheeks as I peruse the bottom shelf for books on grief and loss.
As I perused the text, I read a number of the notes alongside the poetry.
As I perused this article about whether Hiddleswift is all a publicity stunt – it's been an excruciating month of photo ops, outfits and endless speculation – I puzzled, again, over the "is this real life?
Over the course of that weekend, and later, as I perused surfing Web sites and called surf shops closer to my home in Brooklyn to scratch my new itch, I came to understand why the Outer Banks had been such a good choice for our first excursion.
This deeply unfashion-friendly revelation came to me as I perused Alan Weisman's harrowing new book "The World Without Us" (St. Martin's Press), an environmental exposé that tells you in no uncertain terms what havoc your nylon Prada carryall will wreak a couple of seasons from now when you're sick of the sight of it.
Over the past several weeks, as I perused dealers' lists of thousands of offerings, I noticed yield oddities cropping up.
I've been away from that beat for a while now, but last month another intriguing item came my way as I perused the Internet, this time from India: the image of the seven-armed, apparently Hindu, Goddess of Visas.
As I perused further I learned more.
