sights

Example Sentences

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“I’m proud of how we never compromised our values or lowered our sights for what California can and should be.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 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

Autodesk has its sights set on a 41% operating margin by fiscal 2029 and believes it can absorb MaintainX and still hit that target.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

It might seem surprising that Roseman, one of the game’s premier roster architects, would deal Brown away from a team that has its sights set on another Lombardi Trophy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

As frightening as the sights and sounds around Isaac must have been, perhaps even more terrifying for his parents was the uncertainty.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis