double take

It was a sight that prompted even seasoned wildlife watchers to do a double take: A coyote swimming in San Francisco Bay a quarter of a mile off Angel Island.

Before you reach for your snack drawer, you might want to do a double take.

He'd arrived at the road adjacent to the tree and had to "double take" as he saw it for the first time lying on its side.

I have to admit, I did a double take when I saw in last Sunday’s letters, not just one, but two USC detractors dredged up the same tired old jab, “The University of Spoiled Children.”

But then in 2020 I saw Kelly Fields’ “The Good Book of Southern Baking,” and I did a double take.