overlook
verb (used with object)
to fail to notice, perceive, or consider.
is overlooking
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present progressiveof overlook (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Moreover, IBM’s software business drives demand for its consulting services and mainframes, creating a powerful growth cycle that Wall Street is overlooking, Essex contended.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Journalist Charles Onyango-Obbo argues that Kenya is overlooking a significant global revenue opportunity.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
But Oppenheimer analyst Jason Helfstein believes Wall Street is overlooking a golden opportunity.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 1, 2025
But in both of these efforts, Biden is overlooking a prime — and, in some ways, easier — target for improving the conditions of incarcerated people: the federal Bureau of Prisons.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 28, 2021
Homan proposes to be guided by the Old Testament I beg to suggest that he is overlooking a very important bit.
From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 by Brann, William Cowper
