Look for

Look for (sth/sb) : Try to find

• Inseparable 

• Examples in context:

• You don’t know where you are, and you have no idea how to find what you’re looking for,” he says. 
• For example, they look for people with similar backgrounds and from similar regions to those of all the voters.
• Granny and Rosie were looking for something to do.
• While the majority of Europeans come to Spain looking for “paradise” and a better quality of life, others, such as immigrants from Central America, Asia, and Africa come needing either to find a job and an escape from poverty, or to avoid political or religious persecution.
• When the tutor said Mary would have to look for professional help or leave the course, she went to see the university counsellor.
• Some thought that the ghost must be travelling the roads at night looking for its head.  
• I have clients who abstain from school or their part-time jobs to look for their phones when they cannot find them in the morning.
• It's a good time to visit Spain if you're looking for a cheap holiday (...).

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