# Are there any search engines that allow searches of two exact phrases?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-search-engines-that-allow-searches-of-two-exact-phrases/298413
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [April 8, 2005, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-search-engines-that-allow-searches-of-two-exact-phrases/298413 "2005-04-08T16:46:28Z")
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### Author:  [@andrewdt85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewdt85)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2005, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-search-engines-that-allow-searches-of-two-exact-phrases/298413/1 "2005-04-08T16:46:28Z")
This is Google’s advanced search options (the first few ones, at least):
with all of the words
with the exact phrase
with at least one of the words
without the words
It only lets you put one sentence in the exact phrase box. Often, I want to find a page that has _two_ exact phrases in it, ie ‘kids in the hall’ and ‘worst episode ever.’ Putting either phrase in the ‘all of the words’ box doesn’t cut it, believe me! So do any search engines let you search for several exact sentences?
Also, with google, in the ‘without the words’ box, if you put in a bunch of words, which I’ve done before, it starts not caring about a certain number of them after a point and allows them in the search. Is there a search engine w/ more ‘w/o words’ capabilities?
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### Author:  [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2005, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-search-engines-that-allow-searches-of-two-exact-phrases/298413/2 "2005-04-08T16:54:31Z")
Just using Google’s basic search page, I was able to come up with [This](http://www.google.com/search?q=%22kids+in+the+hall%22+%22worst+episode+ever%22&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official) by entering “Kids in the Hall” “worst episode ever” just like that. That’s what you wanted, right? Just put each phrase in quotation marks in the main search box.
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### Author:  [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2005, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-search-engines-that-allow-searches-of-two-exact-phrases/298413/3 "2005-04-08T17:03:15Z")
I’ve managed to Google
“blah-blah-blah” AND “yadda-yadda-yadda” OR “hummina-hummina” NOT “Hey nonny-nonny”
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### Author:  [@rfgdxm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rfgdxm)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2005, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-search-engines-that-allow-searches-of-two-exact-phrases/298413/4 "2005-04-08T19:33:44Z")
> [@AwSnappity](#):
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> Just using Google’s basic search page, I was able to come up with [This](http://www.google.com/search?q=%22kids+in+the+hall%22+%22worst+episode+ever%22&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official) by entering “Kids in the Hall” “worst episode ever” just like that. That’s what you wanted, right? Just put each phrase in quotation marks in the main search box.
Right. The trick curiously enough is that this **can’t** be done from the advanced search page. It can only be done as a basic search.
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### Author:  [@rfgdxm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rfgdxm)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2005, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-search-engines-that-allow-searches-of-two-exact-phrases/298413/5 "2005-04-08T19:36:53Z")
CORRECTION:
I just checked, and it can be done from the advanced search page:
[http://www.google.ie/search?as\_q=&num=10&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search&as\_epq="Kids+in+the+Hall"+"worst+episode+ever"&as\_oq=&as\_eq=&lr=&as\_ft=i&as\_filetype=&as\_qdr=all&as\_occt=any&as\_dt=i&as\_sitesearch=&safe=off](http://www.google.ie/search?as_q=&num=10&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=%22Kids+in+the+Hall%22+%22worst+episode+ever%22&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&safe=off)
The trick is entering multiple phrases in quotes in the “exact phrase” box.
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### Author:  [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2005, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-search-engines-that-allow-searches-of-two-exact-phrases/298413/6 "2005-04-09T02:58:33Z")
As for the max number of words, it used to be ten or so but I think Google increased it to 100 a while back. That should be more than enough words.
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### Author:  [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2005, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-search-engines-that-allow-searches-of-two-exact-phrases/298413/7 "2005-04-09T03:45:02Z")
> [@Enola Straight](#):
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> I’ve managed to Google
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> “blah-blah-blah” AND “yadda-yadda-yadda” OR “hummina-hummina” NOT “Hey nonny-nonny”
Were you just using this an example, or did you know that it will actually return 3 hits?