in search of

Example Sentences

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Dapash, an elder of the Maasai ethnic group and head of the Maasai Environmental Resource Coalition, had argued the new camp stands at a critical point on the Sand River where wildebeest and zebra cross as they move from Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park to Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve and adjacent conservancies in search of grass.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nvidia’s stock, meanwhile, has been in search of a positive catalyst.

From MarketWatch

"Nurul Amin Shah Alam fled genocide and came to this country in search of safety and opportunity," she said in a statement.

From BBC

The front bar invariably buzzes with locals looking for an after-work bite, hunters and hikers emerging from the Cumberland Plateau and even city folk who make the 1½-hour drive in search of connection.

From The Wall Street Journal

Vernice navigates her path between two lovers from Atlanta’s wealthy elite—only one of whom is a pragmatic choice—and the flattering but overbearing attention of an affluent Spelman alumna in search of a wife for her son, a lawyer disabled by polio.

From The Wall Street Journal