in sight
Idioms-
Within one's range of vision, as in The sailboat was still in sight on the horizon . [c. 1200]
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Also, . Before one's eyes; also, within one's awareness. For example, In the world's sight he was at fault , or Harold had that promotion firmly in his sights . [c. 1200]
Example Sentences
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Looking at a framed house with materials stacked on the roof and no workers in sight, Vasquez ticked off the people affected, from lenders and smaller contractors to home buyers.
With no end in sight the BBC looked at what might have to happen for the dispute to end.
From BBC
With no deal in sight, it is more useful to watch the icy fields of Zaporizhzhia on his video feed, he said.
The form on the Test arena has been accompanied by a reorganisation of the domestic game that has opened old wounds and inflicted fresh ones, with no resolution in sight.
From BBC
There’s “no relief in sight for software right now as the negative price action persists,” he wrote.
From MarketWatch
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