spy
noun
a person employed by a government to obtain secret information or intelligence about another, usually hostile, country, especially with reference to military or naval affairs.
will spy
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future tenseof spy.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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We’re told to watch for fire ants, will spy tiny hopping frogs and many tree branches contain some sort of colorful pet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
I know if I dial it down and focus on those native perennials, letting go of my mental scorekeeping for a bit, I will spy the vividly colored stripes of a favorite fall caterpillar.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
Eagle-eyed fans of Star Wars, Kurosawa and Japanese pop culture will spy Easter eggs galore.
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2021
County-level maps created by University of Georgia scientists document kudzu’s voracious appetite: a keen driver will spy it hugging misty hillsides in Appalachia or creeping along flood plains in the Mississippi Delta.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2021
I want to get up and take a look out the windshield, but I'm afraid Liz's mother is on her way back and will spy my face in the window.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
