overlooked

Example Sentences

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“If a story is told well, if its history seems consistent, then the machinations putting it into place can be temporarily overlooked or turned into a fun story of their own,” Gordon said.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Adamson says that one piece of the puzzle that gets consistently overlooked is that a significant number of Americans who want children simply cannot have them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Leo's predecessor Francis largely overlooked many of Europe's traditional bastions of Catholicism where, like Spain, religious observance has been falling rapidly.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

It was just really watching a master at work, and the rest of our crew as well; not a detail was ever overlooked.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

He walked slowly to his food trough and sniffed to see if anything had been overlooked at lunch.

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White