look through

Example Sentences

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Macklem said senior officials “agreed to look through the war’s near-term impact on inflation but if energy prices stay high, we will not let their effects become broad-based persistent inflation.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

At the top is a stunning "Sky Room" with views over Chicago, where visitors can physically look through the words of Obama's speech.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

“We can no longer look through this shock,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

“Investors have been remarkably willing to look through the setbacks and assume negotiations would resume,” but at some stage they may stop doing that, Green said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

But he seems to look through me, like I’m not there.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed