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
At last he espies the friendly light in the cottage.
From The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers by Upton, George P. (George Putnam)
The chords of the guitar take up the refrain, and Captain Stevenson, turning, espies Carol.
From When the Birds Begin to Sing by Piffard, Harold
The anxious father espies a merchant wending slowly along the highway and hails him.
From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Spence, Lewis
