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How to use seeker in a sentence

25 example sentences · noun

Seeker means one who seeks. Example: “We should not condone the assignment of asylum seekers to that of people smugglers.”

Examples of seeker by meaning

nounEspecially, a religious seeker: a pilgrim, or one who aspires to enlightenment or salvation.

  • But these seekers, too, are saved - by virtue of the inherited symbolic aids of society, the rites of passage, the grace-yielding sacraments, given to mankind of old by the redeemers and handed down through millenniums.1968, Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces, 2nd edition, London: Fontana Press, published 1993, page 23

More sentences with seeker

  • We should not condone the assignment of asylum seekers to that of people smugglers.From the entry assignment
  • She's such an attention seeker she'd turn up to the opening of an envelope!From the entry opening of an envelope
  • How many job seekers did you knock back today?From the entry knock back
  • Counselors who support young job seekers have noticed their optimism abating.2022 October 7, Emma Goldberg, “The Job Market Has Been Like Musical Chairs. Will the Music Stop?”, in The New York Times. From the entry abate
  • In Part 2, we covered the first neuroprofile: the constant seeker of novelty.2017 May 24, Christian Thibaudeau, “Maximize your natural gains part 3”, in T-Nation, archived from the original on 21 May 2024. From the entry neuroprofile
  • His writings are well worth reading for every libertarian and freedom seeker.1986, Stewart Brand, editor, The Essential Whole Earth Catalog: Access to Tools and Ideas, Doubleday, →ISBN, page 143. From the entry vonu
  • Victoria is not a happy hunting ground for the seeker after the picturesque.1944 July and August [1893], “London Railway Stations in 1893”, in Railway Magazine, page 201, taken from The English Illustrated Magazine…. From the entry happy hunting ground
  • Besides keeping alternate trips in mind, early permit seekers should pre-establish an account at reservations.gov before the rush.2020 January 22, “BWCA spring, summer visitors need to apply for permits soon”, in Star Tribune, volume XXXVIII, number 293, page C8. From the entry pre-establish
  • If the seeker finds you, you become a seeker, too.2019 February 1, Dave Atkinson, “The Storyline: Raising kids in your hometown a lot of fun”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 05…. From the entry manhunt
  • Williams flings her characters — ghosts and teenagers and seekers — across the desert with a kind of narratorial rage.2015 September 2, Dan Kois, “The Misanthropic Genius of Joy Williams”, in New York Times. From the entry narratorial
  • One is a wide gate and broad way seeker, while the other is the straight gate and narrow way seeker.2013, Dr. Apostle Emmanuel Adebiyi, Purposes of the Cross. From the entry straight
  • Captive rowlocks keep the oars in the boat while you 're rowing and discourage lighthanded hardware seekers when you go ashore.1997 January, Time Carr, “Choosing A Dinghy -- The Hard Way”, in Cruising World. From the entry light-handed
  • A good candidate for record seekers, garricks are easy to identify, relatively easy to catch and are good table fare.1990, Boating, volume 63, number 7, page 100. From the entry garrick
  • In Silverstein's terms, Frank is an "excitement seeker" and the lover is a "home builder." Never the twain shall meet.1981 December 27, Charles Bonnell, “Throwing In The Towel”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 23, page 5. From the entry never the twain shall meet
  • He must guard himself from beggars, cranks, curiosity seekers, matchmakers, adventurers and adventureresses and people who want to sell him things.1920 September 1, ““Clerk Faces Problem of Spending Millions”, in Montgomery Times, volume 36, Montgomery, Ala., page [8], column 2. From the entry adventureress
  • Nothing can be so nonplussing to a seeker as to have to grope about in a fog for the thing sought.1907, William A. Bryce, H. de Vere Stacpoole, “The Reavers: A Tale of Wild Adventure on the Moors of Lorne”, in The Boy's Own Annual…. From the entry nonplussing
  • Churches with an attractional posture toward mission have long sought to be hospitable to seekers and other visitors who might attend worship.2011, Craig Van Gelder, Dwight J. Zscheile, The Missional Church in Perspective, page 132. From the entry attractional
  • But that's what happened, as thrill seekers followed his command to exit their moving cars ("whips") and dance alongside and on top of them.2006 November, “Riding Hood”, in Spin, volume 22, number 11, page 48. From the entry ghost-ride
  • Lead is a bone seeker; it is found in bone mineral with a 70% higher level in cancellous bone than in compact bone.1987, Geoffrey G[unther] Eichholz, “Human Exposure”, in C. Richard Cothern, James E. Smith, Jr., editors, Environmental Radon…. From the entry boneseeker
  • These studies demonstrated that beside radionuclide retention anatomical and physiological factors affect the induction of radiation damage from incorporating α-emitting bone seekers to bone marrow.1985, G. Schoeters, R. Van Den Heuvel, O. Vanderborght, “The Study of Damage to Bone Marrow Cells as a Biological Dosimeter after…. From the entry boneseeker
  • When he showed that petulant old warhorse of an artist, Horace Vernet, haberdashed with medals, Nadar had no trouble revealing a seeker of official honors.1981, Vicki Goldberg, Photography in print: writings from 1816 to the present, page 135. From the entry haberdashed
  • In Manchester and in Aldershot in Hampshire, asylum seeker accommodation was targeted by demonstrators carrying placards that read “deport them, don’t support them” and “no apartments for illegals”.2024 August 1, Josh Halliday, Neha Gohil, “Police in England urged to protect mosques as far right plans more rallies”, in The Guardian…. From the entry Aldershot
  • Destitution forces many asylum seekers to end up working for extremely low wages in catering, cleaning and construction, for example, without any protection against unscrupulous employers.2009 August 4, Rahila Gupta, The Guardian. From the entry destitution
  • There were quaint paths, pillared with antic trees, latticed with drolly peering faces of extravagant orchids, that led the seeker to hidden, surprising bowers of goblinry.1938, Clark Ashton Smith, “The Maze of Maâl Dweb”, in A Rendezvous in Averoigne: Best Fantastic Tales of Clark Ashton Smith, Sauk City…. From the entry goblinry

Meaning of seeker

  1. noun One who seeks.
  2. noun Especially, a religious seeker: a pilgrim, or one who aspires to enlightenment or salvation.
  3. noun In Quidditch or Muggle quidditch, the player who is supposed to catch the snitch.

Full definition of seeker

Questions about seeker in a sentence

How do you use seeker in a sentence?
Seeker is used as a noun. For example: “We should not condone the assignment of asylum seekers to that of people smugglers.”
What is a short sentence with seeker?
“How many job seekers did you knock back today?”
What does seeker mean?
Seeker means one who seeks.

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