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Example sentences for "looking for"

  • I guess our race has been on the tramp since the beginning of creation, just like we'll be, looking for a piece of land that looked good to settle down on.

  • Next morning our farmer was up at daybreak, and before, looking for it.

  • He meant it was moonshine, but we adopted the name and went on looking for it.

  • At length the thought crossed my mind with horror: "Can it be possible that the Ash is looking for me?

  • Soon the village of Nashua was out of sight, and the woods were gained again, and we rowed slowly on before sunset, looking for a solitary place in which to spend the night.

  • The woods on the neighboring shore were alive with pigeons, which were moving south, looking for mast, but now, like ourselves, spending their noon in the shade.

  • Mr. Osterman's looking for you, sir, you and Mr. Harran.

  • Why, I guess you must be looking for trouble; that's what I guess.

  • But it would not be exact enough to deceive the French banker--he WILL be looking for a forgery.

  • Loveday the elder was at this time on the other side of the line, looking for a messenger to the town.

  • This man O'Dowd is also a friend of the man I am looking for.

  • Listen," he said in a low voice, "I will tell you who they were looking for.

  • And that is why I am positive that the man I am looking for is up at Green Fancy.

  • This chap may be a detective but he isn't looking for evidence to connect me with last night's murders.

  • I'm looking for work," explained the visitor.

  • Of course, I went to the Barracks, finally, looking for you.

  • I'm in charge of a big outfit and I'm looking for a pilot and a professional crew.

  • Further, though the fly in the web is altogether incapable of looking for relief, yet this awakened, tempted Christian is not.

  • I was going about at random, looking for a hosier, yet unwilling to enquire where I could find one; at last I saw what I wanted.

  • I dress myself with the intention of looking for her.

  • It was also a lucky thing for you that you escaped Bininski, who never thought of looking for you in the wretched sleigh.

  • I laughed, and told Leuzica that they were looking for her, and that our turn would doubtless come before long.

  • The location that I am looking for is a location for my goods right here on your shelves.

  • A young fellow who once went to St. Louis is the sort of a man that the head of a house is looking for.

  • His answer always was, "I am looking for a place myself -- a bailiff's.

  • What was he looking for in those travels of his?

  • He wasn't looking for land to settle on, neighber, for one time he telled me he had had all the settling he wanted in this world.

  • He steered west by north, looking for no land till Guinea was sighted.

  • At least, the man's looking for it there!

  • But what possible motive can you have in looking for me?

  • I suppose he is looking for gold as well as we.

  • We're looking for a friend that's gone ahead.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "looking for" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    also some; better for; crimson velvet; little faster; little grated; looking after; looking animal; looking craft; looking creature; looking down; looking earnestly; looking face; looking forward; looking girl; looking little; looking north; looking personage; looking round; looking south; looking very; looking woman; moderate elevation; slight start; tablespoon flour; until lately; where they