Example Sentences

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There was some peace, some essential element that I had been overlooking, and that walk showed me, it was my five senses.

From Salon • May 4, 2023

Ah—there was a point which he had been overlooking from the start: it had to be a service which he had rendered “possibly without knowing the full value of it.”

From The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg by Twain, Mark

Ah—THERE was a point which he had been overlooking from the start: it had to be a service which he had rendered "possibly without knowing the full value of it."

From The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories by Twain, Mark

He had been overlooking the public—how the town would gossip and insinuate.

From The Second Generation by Phillips, David Graham

Mr. L. had been overlooking the writing, forgetful of courtesy in his curiosity.

From The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy by Coffin, Charles Carleton