| Villagers, of course, will be trying to ferret out the lycanthropes, while the Werewolves will be endeavoring to cast suspicion on the innocent. |
| He relies on the telephone and on an eye trained by expensive experience to ferret out bad checks. |
| Directors always see something in you that you have to kind of ferret out, in a way. |
| He had a nose for news and he was an untiring reporter, reaching everywhere to ferret out some news. |
| I have appointed a proven and aggressive Inspector General to ferret out any and all cases of waste and fraud. |
| No wonder the keen-nosed pigs who ferret out truffles from the roots of certain hardwood trees are so avid in their work. |
