Perused sentence example

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  • Fred perused the article.
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  • As soon as they were seated, Cynthia perused the menu, bit her lip and ordered manhattans for both of them.
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  • Dean shrugged his shoulders and perused the reports, hoping the young man would take a hint and leave.
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  • He stu­diously perused the biking catalogs for the additional gear he would need for the trek and crossed his fingers he'd chosen cor­rectly.
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  • Jackson perused the room.
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  • All four perused the menu judiciously, with father and mother occasionally offering comments and explanations.
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  • While Dean stretched his muscles and alternated between bites of peanut butter sandwich and a banana, Fred perused the rest of the master lists.
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  • The old man perused the wine menu with a studious eye, mispronouncing the items with enough of a smile so you never knew if he was kidding or ignorant.
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  • If you have ever perused the Internet or a magazine for a list of the best Christmas movies, but the criteria for how some titles make that list is questionable.
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  • Molly accepted our excuse we were looking for someone without explanation as perused our first campground, unsuccessfully.
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  • Viewers watched as customers selected a worker and perused a menu of sex activities.
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  • You've joined a mailing list, you've perused an archive, you are interested in the fan-written fiction for the series you follow obsessively.
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