on sight
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"Operators do a lot of caramel testing, just on sight and on feel. So basically, they walk up to the caramel and just give it a squeeze."
From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025
And then there’s Ilona Maher — Olympic rugby player, nurse and proud owner of biceps that could crack a crab leg on sight.
From Salon • Jun. 18, 2025
In New York they proved to be such a problem that officials encouraged residents to kill them on sight.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2024
Meanwhile, scientists are also encouraging the public to kill lanternflies on sight, from egg masses and nymphs to adults.
From National Geographic • Aug. 31, 2023
“And, um,” Frank said nervously, “they don’t, like, kill men on sight, do they?”
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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