catch sight of
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We were near Flagstaff when I blinked awake, glad to catch sight of the sunrise and grateful to have a sleeping area of my own.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025
Tourists flock to the savannah by the hundreds of thousands, hoping to catch sight of the herds as they run a gantlet of crocodiles lying in wait in the Mara River.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
Shortly afterwards I catch sight of the bikers nearby.
From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025
Sometimes when Ralph Bernhardt’s fellow students catch sight of him on the University of Oklahoma campus, they stop to ask: “Are you Squirrels of OU?”
From Washington Post • Apr. 12, 2023
She didn’t catch sight of Headmaster hurrying Neel along the path, but Rupa’s head swiveled, her mouth fell open, and she dropped the towel she was wringing.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
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