in search of

1. Also, in quest of. Looking for, seeking, as in They went to California in search of gold, or I went to the library in quest of a quiet place to read. The first term dates from the mid-1400s, the second from the second half of the 1500s.

Example Sentences

Like Peer Gynt in search of a greater truth, Oliphant willingly pitted himself against larger-than-life beasts and lived to tell the tale.

From Salon

Brazilian exporters are in search of buyers for about eight million bags of beans sold to US roasters each year as importers begin to feel the impact of tariffs.

From BBC

Hakim Dermish moved to the small South Texas town of Catarina in 2002 in search of a rural lifestyle on a budget.

From Salon

Just as her generation has, by all accounts, sobered up and gone sexless, Lorde returned this year with a defiant album about the giddy rush of partying and the frightening ramifications of a body in search of pleasure.

From Los Angeles Times

USC can’t afford to buy out his contract, and there is minimal talk about his job security even as his program remains in search of its identity.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• coming 
• consecutive 
• ensuing 
• subsequent 
• succeeding 
• successive