look for
Idioms-
Search for; also, seek out. For example, A search party was sent to look for the lost fliers , or Those kids are just looking for trouble . [Late 1500s]
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Expect, anticipate, as in Look for a change of weather in March . [Early 1500s]
Example Sentences
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"It was one of those things, knowing what to look for and having that 'search image' of wrinkle structures in my head, that made me want to stop and dig into this," she said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
Investors look for reasons to take profits, even though the rationales may have nothing to do with the market action.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
"We all look for belonging, want to love and be loved, to believe in the end everything is okay."
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Don’t look for allegiance to any one novel at a time in any of these spinoffs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
It wasn’t a good look for either of them.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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