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Examples of combing
combing
There must have been much combing and dusting down before the camera snapped us.
From the guardian.co.uk
This seemed a more attractive prospect than spending a morning combing for nits.
From the theatlantic.com
I'm going to continue combing until there's absolutely nothing left on the head.
From the ocregister.com
The search team at the house spent hours combing the yard with rakes and shovels.
From the abcnews.go.com
On the heels of her son's diagnosis, she began combing the scientific literature.
From the businessweek.com
Both teams had seven penalties, combing for nine total power plays in the game.
From the jsonline.com
The grade 4 letter has gotten a combing, with tangled language hopefully removed.
From the washingtonpost.com
The Syrian army are combing these towns searching for FSA to eliminate its men.
From the guardian.co.uk
After combing the digital images, he was sure he had something the FBI could use.
From the timesunion.com
- Straighten with a comb; "comb your hair"
- A flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
- The fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds
- Search thoroughly; "They combed the area for the missing child"
- Any of several tools for straightening fibers
- Ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore
- A comb is a toothed device used in hair care for straightening and cleaning hair or other fibres. Combs are among the oldest tools found by archaeologists, having been discovered in very refined forms from settlements dating back to 5000 years ago in Persia.
- Combing is a method for preparing fibre for spinning by use of combs. The combs used have long metal teeth, and only barely resemble the comb used on hair. ...
- (Combs (surname)) Sports: *Earle Combs (1899-1976), American center fielder and Baseball Hall of Fame member *Merl Combs (1919-1981), a shortstop in Major League Baseball from 1947-1952 *Pat Combs (born 1966), a Philadelphia Phillies pitcher from 1989-1992
