sighting

Example Sentences

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Long framed by a tin roof and a tent, the theater had a reputation for discomfort, as it was a source of punishing heat and the occasional mouse sighting.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Avon and Somerset Police said the last likely sighting of him was at 03:38 GMT when he was walking along Bennett Way slip road, heading towards the city centre.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

My friend was shamed for reporting a coyote sighting in her desert neighborhood on Nextdoor and took the post down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

He is the No. 1 celebrity sighting at the Games.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

The first sighting of the new rainbow-colored, curly-haired version of Didu knocks my aunt and uncle off balance.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins