Scoured example sentences
Related (5): cleaned, scrubbed, combed, searched, hunted
"Scoured" Example Sentences
Common Phases
1. The detectives scoured the crime scene for clues.
2. The search and rescue team scoured the mountainside for survivors.
3. The divers scoured the lake bottom for evidence.
4. She scoured the Internet in search of answers.
5. The couple scoured the antique shops for rare finds.
6. The mother scoured the neighborhood for her missing daughter.
7. I scoured the supermarket shelves for my favorite cereal but they were out of stock.
8. She scoured the thrift stores every weekend for vintage clothing treasures.
9. The archaeologists scoured the desert for ancient artifacts.
10. They scoured the city blocks for parking.
11. I scoured the cookbook for a dessert recipe.
12. The prospectors scoured the valley for gold.
13. He scoured the shelves for any remaining copies of the rare book.
14. The cleaners scoured the gutters and downspouts.
15. She had scoured the floorboards until they shone.
16. We scoured the beach for seashells.
17. The castaway scoured the island for food and fresh water.
18. My hands were raw from scouring the dishes.
19. The maid had scoured the bathtub until it was spotless.
20. The old pots had to be thoroughly scoured to remove the burned food stains.
21. I scoured the newspaper classifieds for job listings.
22. The parents scoured the neighborhood for their lost child.
23. The pan had to be scoured with steel wool to remove the stubborn rust stains.
24. The wreckage had been scoured by wild animals and the elements.
25. The landscape had been scoured bare by drought and overgrazing.
26. I scoured my memory for any details that might help the police with their investigation.
27. The soldiers scoured the Iraqi desert for enemy combatants.
28. The prospectors scoured the hills for signs of gold or silver veins.
29. They scoured the mountain trails on horseback in search of the missing hikers.
30. I scoured the haystack for the family's lost kitten.
31. The scholar scoured ancient texts for references to the mythical artifact.
32. My mother scoured the house to make sure it was spotless before company arrived.
33. The historian scoured archives and libraries for information about the long-lost city.
34. The kitchen counters had been scoured to a sparkling shine.
35. The sailors scoured the decks until they gleamed.
36. The housekeepers scoured the marble floors on their hands and knees.
37. Their eyes scoured the horizon for any sign of rescue.
38. I scoured my skin raw in the shower, trying to wash away the feeling of embarrassment.
39. The firefighters scoured the wreckage for any possible survivors.
40. She scoured her memory for any details that might help the police solve the case.
41. The children scoured the park for four-leaf clovers.
42. He scoured the garden for ripe tomatoes.
43. The family scoured the pond for the lost toy boat.
44. The kitchen floor had been scoured to within an inch of its life.
45. The miners scoured the earth for precious metals and gemstones.
46. They scoured the galleries for hidden treasures.
47. The interns had been scouring the city for hours searching for their elusive boss.
48. The land had been scoured by wind and blown free of debris.
49. The archaeologists scoured the hills for traces of the lost civilization.
50. The cabinets were scoured and sparkling clean for the party.
51. The cook scoured the kitchen pots until they shone.
52. These copper pots need to be scoured with scouring powder to remove the tarnish.
53. The floors were scoured clean twice a day.
54. Their eyes scoured the ocean for any sign of land.
55. The investigator scoured police records for information about the suspect.
56. They scoured the neighborhood seeking donations for charity.
57. The plant biologist scoured the Amazon jungle for undiscovered species of flora.
58. We scoured the fields and fallowed land for wildflowers.
59. The soldiers scoured the trenches for wounded comrades.
60. They scoured the countryside for rebels hiding in the hills.