Hunter searched everywhere for the fox.

Meaning: The person who hunts animals looked carefully in every place or direction for the small, wild animal with a bushy tail.

Choice of Words: Hunter is a person who hunts animals. Searched means to look for something carefully. Everywhere means in every place or direction. For indicates the object of the search. Fox is a small, wild animal with a bushy tail.

Alternative Expressions

The hunter looked for the fox in every place.

Meaning: This means that a person who hunts used his eyes to try to see a fox inside of all locations. It's like saying, The hunter tried to use his eyes to see a fox inside of all locations.

Choice of Words: Hunter is a person who looks for animals to hunt. Looked means to use your eyes to try to see something. For means looking for something specific. Fox is an animal that is often hunted. In means inside of something. Every means all. Place means a location. When you put them together, "The hunter looked for the fox in every place" means that a person who hunts used his eyes to try to see a fox inside of all locations.

The hunter searched every nook and cranny for the fox.

Meaning: This means that a person who hunts looked very carefully in all of the small corners and holes for a fox. It's like saying, The hunter looked very carefully in all of the small corners and holes to find a fox.

Choice of Words: Hunter is a person who looks for animals to hunt. Searched means to look for something very carefully. Every means all. Nook means a small corner or space. Cranny means a small crack or hole. For means looking for something specific. Fox is an animal that is often hunted. When you put them together, "The hunter searched every nook and cranny for the fox" means that a person who hunts looked very carefully in all of the small corners and holes for a fox.

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