Hi, native speakers. Is "looked into" unusual to say here?
I looked into a drawer and found a pair of glasses.
' We use 'looked into' when it means 'investigated'. Sherlock Holmes looked into the mystery of the Red-Headed League.
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It's more usual to say 'I looked in a drawer and found ...'
We use 'looked into' when it means 'investigated'.
Sherlock Holmes looked into the mystery of the Red-Headed League.