catch a glimpse of
Example Sentences
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Unable to return to the south, some displaced families are sharing the cost of purchasing satellite images -- at $140 -- to catch a glimpse of their hometowns.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Even before Charles and Queen Camilla landed at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S. servicemen and women on the base were excited, talking about how best to catch a glimpse of the couple.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Hundreds of fans blocked his path, phones raised, trying to catch a glimpse of the local star.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
He barely allows the petrified Boo to twitch, yet somehow, we catch a glimpse of the qualities Duvall the actor will go on to reveal: dangerous and vulnerable, mythic and man-sized, electrifyingly watchable.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
I leaned over, hoping to catch a glimpse of the fins coming to the surface.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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