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Cut off from the world, few of the lepers knew that they were sighting the U. S. Scouting Force, assembled in Hawaiian waters to begin the Navy's annual war games.

From Time Magazine Archive

As they were sighting the group, a pressagent brought another man over, a middling, fair, baldish chap with delicate, expressive lips.

From Time Magazine Archive

I felt a little thrill of adventure as we chugged into the bay, as if I were sighting land where maps had noted only a sweep of undistinguished blue.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

Our men were standing at the guns, which officers were sighting in order to get more accurate range, and the infantry had not budged.

From An Original Belle by Roe, Edward Payson

The boy had noted that the boatswain's mate was eyeing them closely, tilting his head to one side and squinting out of one eye as if he were sighting a big gun.

From The Battleship Boys' First Step Upward or, Winning Their Grades as Petty Officers by Patchin, Frank Gee