glimpse
Example Sentences
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They captured only a brief glimpse of one blue shark on their submarine cameras.
From BBC
This is a glimpse of an old Beijing where small unofficial traders have created their own market.
From BBC
Outside, it was a cold November evening, but inside the West End venue, Mulatu was bathed in the warm embrace of a crowd eager to get one last glimpse of this alchemist at work.
From BBC
While admired for its painstaking construction, de Guitaut notes the dress offers a glimpse into a moment in history in a country on the precipice of change.
From BBC
In the end, Tom glimpses a sense of who he might become, someone who is not rooted in nostalgia or grievance but in the family he already has.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.