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
They were no more than fair flowers to the man who espies the coils of a snake among the blossoms.
From In Kings' Byways by Weyman, Stanley John
When he espies a small figure in soft gray with a wide-brimmed leghorn hat, and a young man, he studies them more attentively.
From A Little Girl of Long Ago by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
From year to year fresh boughs appear—it waxes huge in size; And, with wild glee, this prodigy Sir Ranulph grim espies.
From Rookwood by Ainsworth, William Harrison
