Example Sentences

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Is there some scenario or financial planning trick I am overlooking here that could make this new job work?

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2023

She said I am overlooking the fact that “all parents want their children to form friendships, do well in school and succeed academically.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 19, 2021

Is there a middle ground that I am overlooking?

From Slate • Sep. 9, 2020

Unless I am overlooking something, this seems like a simple idea that has minimal downside and an important upside.

From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2018

But I am taking your distinguished record into account; I am overlooking your insubordination and the folly of your reasoning.

From The Finding of Haldgren by Diffin, Charles Willard