know by sight
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Behind them, an enormous mother, in a brown silk dress, and the father, a rather frail little man I know by sight.
From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
Not likely I should be such a fool as to hand the boodle over to men I didn't know by sight!
From Lord John in New York by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
There are too many parts which I do not know by sight.
From The Issahar Artifacts by Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone
On our line we all know by sight the two fanatical checker players, bent happily over their homemade board all the way to town.
From Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned by Christopher Morley
This is due to the leaves or twigs of a plant, which many of you probably know by sight, touching your hands or face.
From A Handbook of Health by Woods Hutchinson
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