glimpse
Example Sentences
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March’s solid headline number might have been a glimpse of that.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
While fans only caught a quick glimpse of Carla — who is said to be picking up extra shifts elsewhere — her name lingers in the script.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
Between the graphs and equations, he says, you glimpse the people behind the missions; what their families were going through, what they knew and did not yet know as they pushed into the unknown.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Because its light has traveled for more than 13 billion years, it provides a glimpse into the universe when it was less than a billion years old.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
Still, she was able to get a glimpse of Beowulf at his desk, chewing on some object that he quickly hid in his pocket.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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