sights

Example Sentences

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During his run, he said, he was taken aback by sights such as a North Korean raising a poodle’s paw to wave at runners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Streeting and a handful of junior ministers quit the government in the aftermath, while Burnham, regarded as the frontrunner in any future leadership contest, set his sights on returning to Westminster in the Makerfield by-election.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The company is also setting its sights on what it believes is “the largest actionable total addressable market in human history” at $28.5 trillion, according to its regulatory filings.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

Beyond the sights, the trip brought me closer to my husband, who had transformed into a bona fide outdoorsman during the pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

In a correspondence beginning in 1668, Hooke implored him to switch to telescopic sights, but Hevelius stubbornly refused, claiming that he could do just as well with open sights.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin