The south-seeking pole of the compass needle reversed when it passed near the laboratory's strong electromagnet.

The compass needle's north-seeking pole swung toward the window as if sensing the Earth's field.

To seek one's fortune, he boarded a creaky merchant ship bound for the booming trade port.

The north-seeking poles in the compasses aligned perfectly when the ship crossed the magnetic anomaly.

When lost in the archive, he repeated the proverb seek and ye shall find and eventually discovered the missing records.

Pilgrims, seeking one's virtuous couch, traveled barefoot across the valley.

When night fell, it was time to seek one's virtuous couch.

Even when offered help, she clung to her reputation as a seeksorrow, choosing the same self-defeating paths that led to disappointment.

The old town was rumored to be haunted by seeksorrows drawn to its perpetual gloom.