- present tense form of espy (3rd person singular).
espies
Example Sentences
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A man who stops for gas a sign espies That says a dog out back has quite a knack.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 3, 2020
Behind peppy songs like “Singin’ in the Rain” and “Tiptoe Through the Tulips,” Mr. Mac espies a frantic need to forget those horrors.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2015
The hunter trembles when he espies in the thicket the royal hart whose existence has been called a fable.
From Stories by American Authors, Volume 10 by Various
The chords of the guitar take up the refrain, and Captain Stevenson, turning, espies Carol.
From When the Birds Begin to Sing by Harold Piffard
As he utters these last complaints, he espies the lovers.
From The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers by George P. (George Putnam) Upton
