- present participle of sight.
sighting
Example Sentences
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For researchers, the age of the shark may be just as important as the sighting itself.
From Science Daily • Jun. 26, 2026
Conservationists said they hoped the sighting may encourage governments to create marine protected areas in Mediterranean waters.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
A reported sighting of a mountain lion has shut down a few local roads in Santa Monica as authorities look for the dangerous cat and warn residents to stay indoors.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Still, international tourists show up daily in the park, Aidar says, hoping for a capybara sighting.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
He did not entertain the crosscurrents of conflicting emotions that were often aroused in others upon sighting “the enemy.”
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
