sighted

Example Sentences

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Eid al-Fitr, which means "the festival of the breaking of the fast", begins when a new moon is sighted in the evening sky.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Petrou had no problem “passing” for sighted, as she put it, into her 30s: “I just lied a lot. I said everywhere I went, ‘I lost my contact lenses.’

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The suspect was then sighted on the southbound 405 before pulling off and coming to a stop.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

Others players can be partially sighted, classified by how far they can see -- two metres for B2 players, six for B3.

From Barron's • Nov. 23, 2025

“I’m looking for a bird named Margalo. You haven’t sighted her, have you?”

From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White