Wondering how to use Rummage in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as search or hunt.
Rummage meaning
- To arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods.
- To search a vessel for smuggled goods.
- To search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged.
Synonyms of Rummage
Using Rummage
- The main meaning on this page is: To arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods. | To search a vessel for smuggled goods. | To search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged.
- Useful related words include: search, hunt, ransacking, smother.
- In the example corpus, rummage often appears in combinations such as: rummage sale, rummage through, to rummage.
Context around Rummage
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Rummage
- In this selection, "rummage" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, quick, wit, lawn, sale, sales and bake stand out and add context to how "rummage" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a quick rummage online and and a quick rummage so avoid. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "rummage" sits close to words such as abstention, acadiana and actuarial, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with rummage
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Come prepared for a bit of a rummage. (8 words)
Citywide rummage sales are also planned, she said. (8 words)
Id' like to rummage through Mike Nesmith's locker. (9 words)
P.S. I’d also like to submit a shameless plug for the Our Savior’s Rummage Sale coming up on April 6. The sale includes gently used items, baked goods, handcrafted items, a breakfast and a lunch, silent auction, and quilt raffle. (43 words)
Gdovin tends to bake four at a time, and she had stocked her freezer with 20 banana cakes, which she had hoped to sell at St. Paul’s rummage/bake sale that had been scheduled for May. (37 words)
You don’t have to rummage through the depths of the internet to track them down, either: We’ve done all the hard work for you, cataloging all of the best 4K TV deals right here. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Find a bargain at the rummage sale on June 8-10, at Baker Memorial United Methodist Church, 307 Cedar Ave. in St. Charles.
Sure enough, the church’s gym was packed wit… Rummage sale weekend event for charity off to a good start.
The Gannon Counseling Department and the student leadership are sponsoring a clothing swap, as well as a rummage sale in the Spring Semester.
Come prepared for a bit of a rummage.
Day on the Lawn rummage sale donation drop-off days will take place on the following dates from 9 a.m. through noon: Aug. 17 and Aug. 31. Visit the website for donation guidelines.
Just like in your bedroom, drawers are an easy go-to for burglars to do a quick rummage so avoid them all.
Last year's Great Galetta Rummage Sale is volunteer-powered and volunteers are now in the collection phase.
People rummage through the bins - they rip them open and spill the rubbish.
P.S. I’d also like to submit a shameless plug for the Our Savior’s Rummage Sale coming up on April 6. The sale includes gently used items, baked goods, handcrafted items, a breakfast and a lunch, silent auction, and quilt raffle.
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But imagine being greeted by the delicious aroma of a hot, freshly-cooked supper as you open the door, rather than having to face a weary rummage through the fridge to find something to eat.
Citywide rummage sales are also planned, she said.
Gdovin tends to bake four at a time, and she had stocked her freezer with 20 banana cakes, which she had hoped to sell at St. Paul’s rummage/bake sale that had been scheduled for May.
Id' like to rummage through Mike Nesmith's locker.
I had a quick rummage online and it looked like some may now have regulatory approval.
Once on the roof, there is a pile of trash that can be rummage through in order to find these boots.
The last thing someone prepping a group dinner needs is to stop prepping and snip the stems of a TJ’s bouquet, then rummage through cabinets for a vase.
You don’t have to rummage through the depths of the internet to track them down, either: We’ve done all the hard work for you, cataloging all of the best 4K TV deals right here.
You're not required to rummage through old bound volumes; the Met Office has already scanned the necessary documents - all 65,000 sheets.
Zoom this, Zoom that, it’s the book club on Mondays, conversations with grandmother on Tuesdays, then the parents group and the church rummage sale committee.
Common combinations with rummage
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- rummage sale 17×
- rummage through 12×
- to rummage 6×
- of rummage 2×
- quick rummage 2×
- rummage around 2×
- rummage sales 2×
- be rummage 2×
- and rummage 2×