overlook
verb (used with object)
to fail to notice, perceive, or consider.
were 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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The seventh-ranked Washington Huskies gave no indication they were overlooking the Arizona Wildcats in anticipation of next week’s big showdown against No. 9 Oregon.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2023
You could blink and convince yourself you were overlooking a sleepy coastal hamlet, not a mountain town of more than 75,000 hoping to snag tourists on their way to the Grand Canyon.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 1, 2022
There seems to be one important aspect of business that the Nationals were overlooking when they held their fire sale at the trade deadline: customer loyalty.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2021
Peter Hotez, the co-director of the Texas Children’s Center for Vaccine Development, said that universities — as well as unhappy parents and graduates complaining about virtual commencements — were overlooking a common-sense solution.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2021
He, however, soon reached a stern ladder, where he stood suspended, and evidently endeavouring to discern which of the two forms, that were overlooking his proceedings, was that of the individual he sought.
From The Red Rover by James Fenimore Cooper
