espy

Example Sentences

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Discerning blurry outlines in Himalayan mountain zones, gullible visitors uttered: “Just look! We’ve finally espied proof! The abominable snowman eXists!”

From Washington Post

A man who stops for gas a sign espies That says a dog out back has quite a knack.

From Washington Post

Early telescopes could be aimed skyward to magnify stargazing or wielded on the battlefield to espy enemy forces massing on the horizon.

From Los Angeles Times

The couple got into rare books quite by accident, recalled David Bauman, a gentle, soft-spoken man in his 70s, after espying some at Freeman, the auction house in Philadelphia where they lived as newlyweds.

From New York Times

Yet for decades, the roles of these plentiful cells remained as mysterious as when Virchow first espied the structures.

From Nature