Ruby "return unless nil" idiom

I've got a smelly method like:

def search_record(*args)    
  record = expensive_operation_1(foo)
  return record unless record.nil?

  record = expensive_operation_2(foo, bar)
  return record unless record.nil?

  record = expensive_operation_3(baz)
  return record unless record.nil?

  record = expensive_operation_4(foo, baz)
  return record unless record.nil?
end

Is there a good ruby idiom for "return result of call unless nil"?

Or should I just write a return_unless_nil(&blk) method?

(Note that args are different for each call, so I can't simply just iterate over them)