catch sight of
Example Sentences
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We were near Flagstaff when I blinked awake, glad to catch sight of the sunrise and grateful to have a sleeping area of my own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
Tourists flock to the savannah by the hundreds of thousands, hoping to catch sight of the herds as they run a gantlet of crocodiles lying in wait in the Mara River.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
“It’s a life-changing moment when you catch sight of the ISS there in the eternity of the universe - seeing this little bubble of life, a microcosm of human creativity in the blackness,” he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2024
Sometimes when Ralph Bernhardt’s fellow students catch sight of him on the University of Oklahoma campus, they stop to ask: “Are you Squirrels of OU?”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 12, 2023
Beyond the roiling sea of animals, I catch sight of two men.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
