Use "leafing" in a sentence
leafing example sentences
leafing
1. He stands, spits tobacco juice out the window, reaches for a binder, starts leafing through it, hands it to John
2. Karen’s sitting in the shade of a potted palm, leafing through one of the multi-coloured brochures which litter the low tables in our reception area
3. leafing through one of the old journals lining the shelves
4. The two Military Policemen wheeled me into the room and I could see a Colonel and two Majors sat behind a table looking at us as we came in I noticed Major Vine off to one side and Captain Berryman was leafing through some papers
5. After nearly three hours of leafing through books, Paul decided to take a break and head toward the cafeteria
6. was leafing through the report
7. He immediately began leafing through the boxes on the verandah like Christmas had come early
8. Jack was leafing through a magazine whenever Monica came to the reception room and he didn't see her approach
9. the enormity of the gold leafing that she almost didn’t see her mom
10. “It's gotta be in here some where,” he said leafing through the book
11. She studied it with curiosity at first, later patiently, read the title several times as if she wanted to record in her memory the familiar letters for a later meeting, kept on leafing through the content of its discolored pages at random until the soft natural light was darkening little by little
12. She was leafing through a book and scarcely raised the look when he entered
13. “Huh,” the officer grunted, leafing through a stack of papers on his desk
14. She sucked air in after leafing through only a couple of pages, while glee filled her: that ledger contained a list of all the Los Angeles government officials, politicians, police officers, lawyers, prosecutors and judges that had been paid bribes by Durante’s men, along with the dates and amounts of the bribes and the bank accounts information
15. ' Grobut began leafing through the newspaper again, having seemingly lost all interest in Stazl
16. The computer hesitated as if leafing through its notes, then added,
17. Stazl bent down, picked up the manual, and started leafing through it
18. ” “Interesting,” Garcia said, leafing through it a bit before putting it back
19. Grabbing it and leafing through it, Ingrid saw that it would give her many precious clues and starting points for her incoming search for a place to live, so she bought it and, sitting on a bench in the hall, started reading it with intense curiosity
20. Rustmarrow swapped books, leafing thoughtfully through “When Spells Go Bad: Volume III
21. , Modi was up by 6, leafing through the morning newspapers and government files
22. leafing through a copy of Come Together, exclaimed: ‘There’s an advert in here for something called the
23. She had it in hand and began leafing through before stopping and reading
24. That would be another story; maybe try leafing through the book? Because Galinda’s heart was just as cold as her features were grim
25. “Because it’s your job,” replied my mother, who was sitting at the kitchen counter, leafing through the mail
26. And for me, it's a greatopportunity to use this reading/writing interplay, whereas leafing through abook
27. vaulted ceilings which were decorated with neo-classical scenes and gold leafing when suddenly her mobile rang
28. with heavy faux leather and labeled with gold leafing
29. One afternoon, leafing through a new issue of Town and Country, Eve came across a photograph of Alexandra dancing with an attractive man
30. until dark, leafing through stacks of references for hours and taking copious
31. He chuckled, but continued leafing through the tablet in his hands and I was just about to roll over in frustrated jealously of the technology, when he whistled through his teeth at me
32. About an hour later, I was leafing through the file on one of our new outstanding cases when Claire appeared at my door
33. I expect him to continue chewing me out, but instead he starts leafing through his stack of papers
34. And I remembered a thing I had read as a boy leafing African novels
35. "Cal," I said, "how come you're not maple leafing the old rag?"
36. Gould retreated to his cot with the newspaper and began leafing through it, making sure he displayed nothing but bland interest despite the adrenaline Mitch Rapp’s visit had sent coursing though him
37. He was browsing at a newsstand in the early evening, leafing through a few magazines, when he heard angry voices approaching
38. —, on the leafing of, xliv, 419
