overlook

Example Sentences

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Needless to say, they’re bad news for their stocks—and they’re often overlooked because they follow the most joyous time of the year.

From Barron's

We overlook what’s humble, workmanlike or unfashionable, until suddenly it’s been rebranded and handed back to us with better lighting and a higher price tag.

From Salon

"What he said was clearly quite abhorrent. Nobody would subscribe to that - certainly not the government. And now there is an inquiry by the Foreign Office about how these tweets were overlooked," he said.

From BBC

However, the town hall in Saint-Tropez has said she will have a private burial in the public cemetery that overlooks the Mediterranean as well as her home.

From BBC

According to the researchers, recovering even small amounts of these overlooked materials could have a major impact on U.S. supply chains.

From Science Daily