descry
Example Sentences
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Once the employer of 500 people, the mill is a keyhole through which most of Dundee’s history can be descried.
From Washington Post
The six and twentieth day of April, about four o’clock in the morning, we descried the land of Virginia.
From Literature
Another witness descried their relationship as being "more like mother and daughter".
From BBC
But he was comfortable with the show, which he descried as “about 85% true to life.”
From Seattle Times
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton descried the judge's order as a "political stunt".
From BBC
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