Comb example sentences

Related (10): brush, groom, search, rake, untangle, carded, grooming, bristles, hairbrush, scrutinize

"Comb" Example Sentences

  1. She ran the comb through her tangled hair one more time before giving up.
  2. I can't find my comb anywhere — I've looked in every drawer in this apartment.
  3. He used a fine-tooth comb to check the contract for any hidden clauses.
  4. My daughter refuses to let me comb her hair without screaming like I'm torturing her.
  5. The detective decided to comb the entire neighborhood for witnesses.
  6. Honestly, I just grabbed whatever comb was on the bathroom counter this morning.
  7. They're going to comb through all the financial records looking for discrepancies.
  8. I lost my favorite comb at the gym last week and I'm still upset about it.
  9. She kept a small comb in her purse for emergencies — very practical.
  10. The police will comb the area thoroughly before they release any statements.
  11. Why does every comb I buy end up breaking within a month?
  12. He watched her comb her hair in the mirror, lost in thought.
  13. I need to comb my hair before the interview or I'll look like I just woke up.
  14. The investigators began to comb through years of emails and documents.
  15. My cat knocked my comb off the sink and now it's somewhere under the couch.
  16. Can you comb the knots out of this or should I just cut them?
  17. She'd been using the same wooden comb since college — it was falling apart.
  18. The team will comb the database for any matching records.
  19. I hate when people comb their hair at the dinner table — it's gross.
  20. He asked me to comb through the research and summarize the key findings.
  21. The comb I bought online was way cheaper than the salon version.
  22. They're going to comb every inch of that forest if they have to.
  23. My therapist said I should comb through my childhood memories more carefully.
  24. I watched him comb his beard with meticulous attention to detail.
  25. The comb got stuck in her hair and we had to use scissors to get it out.
  26. Authorities will comb the surveillance footage frame by frame.
  27. She reached for the comb and realized her hands were shaking.
  28. I need to comb my eyebrows — they're getting out of control.
  29. The search team will comb the wreckage for any sign of survivors.
  30. He sat in the barber chair while they used a comb to shape his fade.

Common Phrases

  1. fine-tooth comb
  2. comb through
  3. comb over
  4. comb out
  5. go through with a fine-tooth comb
  6. comb the area
  7. comb your hair
  8. comb the records

Examples by Level

A1
  1. I use a comb every morning to fix my hair.
  2. She lost her comb at school yesterday.
A2
  1. He grabbed the comb and tried to comb his messy hair before the meeting.
  2. The comb broke when I pulled it through the knots too hard.
B1
  1. I've been meaning to comb through all these old photos and organize them properly.
  2. She sat at the mirror with her comb, working through the tangles with patience.
B2
  1. The auditors will comb through the financial statements looking for anything irregular.
  2. He realized he'd been using the same comb for five years without thinking about it once.
C1
  1. What began as a simple task — to comb the archives for relevant documents — became an obsession that consumed weeks of her time.
  2. She understood that to comb through someone's past required not just diligence but a certain ethical restraint.
C2
  1. The meticulous way she would comb her hair suggested an inner discipline that extended far beyond vanity — it was a ritual of control in an otherwise chaotic life.
  2. Investigators had to comb through decades of correspondence, each letter a potential thread in an increasingly tangled narrative.

Examples by Scenario

🏠 Everyday Life
  1. I can't find my comb and my hair looks like I've been electrocuted.
  2. My kid dropped the comb in the toilet this morning — of course he did.
💼 Workplace
  1. I had to comb through three years of emails to find that one conversation about the budget.
  2. Someone left their comb on the desk in the break room and nobody's claimed it yet.
📊 Business
  1. We're going to comb the market data to identify where our competitors are gaining ground.
  2. The audit team will comb through every transaction from the last fiscal year.
🛒 Buying / Shopping
  1. I spent twenty minutes comparing comb prices online before realizing they're all basically the same.
  2. This comb costs fifteen dollars — is it really better than the two-dollar one?
✈️ Travel
  1. I forgot to pack a comb and the hotel didn't have one, so I just dealt with it.
  2. Traveling with a comb in your carry-on is easier than trying to find one in a foreign country.
📚 Education
  1. The teacher used a comb to demonstrate how friction works with the students.
  2. My daughter's school sent a note home about lice — now I have to comb everyone's hair every night.
❤️ Relationships
  1. She asked him to comb her hair while they talked, and it felt oddly intimate.
  2. We broke up and he kept the comb I'd bought him — petty, but it bothered me.
📰 News / Politics
  1. Investigators will comb through the senator's financial records as part of the inquiry.
  2. The media began to comb through his social media history looking for anything controversial.
💻 Technology
  1. There's an app that uses AI to comb through your photos and organize them automatically.
  2. The algorithm will comb the database to find patterns in user behavior.
📝 Formal Writing
  1. A comprehensive review will comb through all available literature on the subject to identify gaps in current research.
  2. The committee was tasked with using a fine-tooth comb to examine the proposed regulations for any unintended consequences.

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