Example Sentences

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The Times was curious to see where people were spotting the three most frequently observed lizard species in Southern California, the fence, the common side-blotched lizard and the southern alligator lizard.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025

Small fires were spotting some 3 miles to the east as the size of the fire surpassed 700 acres and claimed multiple structures and cell towers.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2023

In Durban, the main city of KwaZulu-Natal, the authorities are also investigating a chemical spill possibly linked to a warehouse fire after dead fish were spotting washing ashore.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2021

And in this rebellion, you had Black men who had been on a road labor gang, who were spotting, surveilling the rotating of the guards, how deep and where the arms were.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2021

There was a lot of Cong activity and the special forces guys in Cambodia were spotting convoys.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers