Example Sentences

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Who down there, waiting in the out-the-door Sweetgreen line or descending into the subway, has glimpsed the void in the way I have?

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

But the character who interested me most was Bonnie, whose reality is only glimpsed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

The first image shows an 'Earthrise' as the astronauts glimpsed our home planet peaking out beyond a cratered lunar landscape.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Viewed from the village below, or glimpsed on the way up the forested hill, the structure looks topographical—a glistening summit just above a tree line.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Celaena only glimpsed crimson cheeks and a sandy mustache before being thrown to the icy marble floor.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas