spotted

Example Sentences

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Twenty-two years later, in September 2025, the same whale was spotted alone in Hervey Bay, Australia.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

Nedoune, a Tuareg herder in his fifties, said he was fetching water two years ago in the northern Timbuktu region when a convoy spotted him.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

One and possibly two more whales were spotted, all also revealed on Rhodes’s laptop by the thermal images of their breath.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Santa Rosa is home to six endemic plants, as well as the island spotted skunk and rare birds, Cohen said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

“I have no clue how you spotted that Butterfly and Agent Chris in that mess.”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin