overlook

Example Sentences

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If we limit service to the battlefield, we overlook the millions who strengthen this country in other meaningful ways.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Federal Reserve Chair Powell signaled the central bank would likely overlook rising oil prices, stating its policy was “in a good place” to wait.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

"Jewellery and lockets, people tend to know there's generally value in it. But when it comes to trading cards and collectables, people tend to overlook them."

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

In practice, many firms rely on written disclosures, which clients perhaps understandably often overlook.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

It is all too easy to overlook the obvious, and this is especially true in looking at portraits.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson