Rummages

In need of a shave and with glasses resting on his bald head, Diaa Eddin rummages through his shop, a sparkly, rhinestoned, un-spooled thread kind of place with fading photographs of dancers, a computer misted in dust and, hanging above it all, an airbrushed picture of himself with a smirk that suggests he might whisper something intoxicating or perhaps slightly offensive into your ear. ❋ Zhukora1 (2007)

"There's no X-ray machines at Yankee Stadium when they come out of the locker room, so security will have their table set up, and there'll be a guy who rummages through Derek Jeter's bag, to make sure he doesn't have any guns or bombs or whatever," Wernecke said. ❋ Daniel Barbarisi (2011)

And it is then that the extraordinary thing happens: The eyelinered guy rushes to me with a moistened and sanitized napkin that smells of bleach, like it always happens to him that somebody rummages through the very same trash can. ❋ Paolo Giordano (2011)

Grace rummages through the kitchen trying to find food to heat up as she remembers the events of the afternoon leading up to her having to shove Sam in the tub. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Teague rummages around in her basement to find, lo and behold, that she has a bunch of “delicious,” high-alcohol wines. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He then rummages through the bullet-riddled dead, looking for a body intact enough to be raised through magic. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mike gets out of the car and I take little notice of him as he rummages through the trunk. ❋ Jack Canfield (2011)

He removes his pack and rummages through it until he finds a waterproof plastic card. ❋ Con Chapman (2011)

A Ukrainian family sits down to an early dinner while a British teenager rummages in the refrigerator for a snack as the smell of Caribbean chicken curry wafts overhead. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Charles Hazlewood rummages through a skip, builds some instruments out of the debris he finds – bottles, spoons, pipes, nails – and then ropes in the BBC Concert Orchestra to play Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture at the 2011 Proms. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Hold on, he rummages through the pockets of his gray William Fiovaranti suit. ❋ Chris Vola (2011)

The chimera reaches into the bag at her feet, and rummages around, pulling out a small ampoule filled with yellow smoke. ❋ Blue Tyson (2010)

The author rummages through a box that is full of the past and pulls out the same story. ❋ Stephen Hastings-king (2011)

After a moment, he drops to all fours, goes over to some windblown leaves in the corner and rummages around, looking for something to eat, or something to store, since it's still early winter. ❋ Barry Basden (2011)

She rummages in her handbag and pulls out an old airline ticket. ❋ Emine Saner (2010)

Jasmine rummages in her oversized leather purse and pulls out her phone. ❋ Dallas Woodburn (2012)

That girl on the cover of [Vertigo] of [bliss] is having a [rummage]! ❋ V3gas4ce (2019)

jeez I almost had to [call the doctor] to find [my silver] bullet last night. [All good] with a bit of rummaging though. ❋ Texasco (2014)

Why [ye] [cometh] to ye rummage? ❋ Lorrr. (2008)

Oh...my....[god] that [snog] and rummage was hot, you are so [getting lucky] tonight ❋ Hrh999 (2006)

You wouldn't believe the find I got at this rummage today! A nearly complete set of [beat-up] [Beatles] albums! AND a broken [record player] on which to play them! ❋ Lady Chevalier (2005)

I [longed] to rummage through his [drawers]. ❋ Jane Klaxon (2006)

[Tonight] we are going to [play] Rummage [Rock Band]! ❋ MunkyBizniss (2010)

"[STFU] you rectal rummager! I heard bout what you did to that [other guy] when you were drunk at the party, you [fgt]!" ❋ Bigjimdx (2005)

[Mary's] butt rummage was [out of control]! ❋ TheRealPirateNinja (2014)

The [teenager], left [home alone], felt the [uncontrollable] urge to have a pant-rummage. ❋ Dan U. Butt (2020)