$_ = "The first recorded efforts to reach Everest's summit were made by British mountaineers "; /summit|Everest|mountain/; print $&; #Result is "Everest" #### $_ = "The first recorded efforts to reach Everest's summit were made by British mountaineers "; /summit(?{print "11"})|Everest(?{print "22"})|mountain(?{print "33"})/; print $&; #22Everest