overlook
verb (used with object)
to fail to notice, perceive, or consider.
was overlooking
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past progressiveof overlook.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Fury quickly dismissed the suggestion he was overlooking his opponent.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
If an editor long ago thought there wasn’t enough going on there, he was overlooking William Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi, a fictional place with boundless stories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
They wondered not only about who was using California’s services, but also about whom the state was overlooking.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
“We did not know how chicken tasted. And one of the doors of our dormitory was overlooking the morgue,” she said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2020
It was at this point that Lefty, who was now brushing off his jacket, called his sister’s attention to something she was overlooking.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
