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

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

Because they believed other teams were overlooking him based on his college production, they estimated he would be picked in the third round.

From Washington Post • Jan. 17, 2020

Here at this moment they were overlooking the mist-swathed water, and here at this moment, unseen, was a boat rowing stealthily, stopping, and, perhaps, making soundings.

From Michael by Benson, E. F. (Edward Frederic)