Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing Results for "overlooked"
See Also:
Definitions

overlooked

[oh-ver-lookt] / ˌoʊ vərˈlʊkt /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The 22-year-old missed two qualifying matches last September because of a shoulder injury but was overlooked for October's international camp, including a qualifier against Latvia.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

In a perspective published in the scientific journal Biocontaminant, researchers describe free living amoebae as an overlooked public health risk that needs far more attention.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

In a town overlooked by picturesque Mount Kenya, locals are angry and afraid over their government allowing the United States to build an Ebola facility in their midst.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

It was just really watching a master at work, and the rest of our crew as well; not a detail was ever overlooked.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

I need to get up to the tower, to go through all of Prince Balekin’s correspondence and hope I find something to do with Locke’s mother or Dain or the coronation, something I overlooked.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "overlooked" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com