- present participle of overlook.
overlooking
Example Sentences
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Five years ago, a community perched high on a hill overlooking Swansea city centre was shaken to its core.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
From Levin's quiet street, the concrete border wall zigzagged up the ridge overlooking Shlomi.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Almost 44 years to the day earlier, Israeli forces had seized the same commanding position overlooking a valley, later turning it into a key base during their two-decade occupation of southern Lebanon.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
The jaw-dropping property is located on a hilltop overlooking L.A. and was “masterfully oriented to command panoramic sunrise-to-sunset city views.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
He was sitting at an open-air café, overlooking the sea, drinking a cup of coffee and dressed in...wow.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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