To sift is to separate the good from the bad. You can sift grains, flour, or sand through a filter to get the desired particles.
The teacher sifted the papers to make sure that only the good ones were put in the box.
The police sifted through the evidence to try to find the suspect.
adjective
Having undergone sifting.
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Sift the flour and the baking powder.
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Sift the remaining malt and flour together.
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Sift in the flour, baking powder, ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg, then slowly whisk in the beer/molasses mixture.
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Republicans sift through the ashes of defeat.
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Investigators sift through facts, false information.
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He and Danny sift through all the salt.
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I have no time to sift through the rest at the moment.
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We sift the sources and we only use the best.
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But the people were learned enough to sift through the vibrant knowledge.
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Meera Maasi crouching on the floor to sift the stones from rice.