Example Sentences

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If you’re lucky, your table will overlook the famous fountain show — a spectacle that somehow makes an already indulgent steak dinner feel even more special.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

Nonetheless, I will overlook that for what is more important.

From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2022

But most awards prognosticators predict that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will overlook Egerton.

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2020

This is the kind of value play that many bettors will overlook.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2019

On the other, it’s hard to imagine President Snow will overlook it, and that makes the job of keeping Peeta alive harder.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins