sighting

Example Sentences

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Still, international tourists show up daily in the park, Aidar says, hoping for a capybara sighting.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

The first sighting of the new blue octopus was made in 2015 near Darwin Island, named after the English scientist whose visit to the Galapagos helped him form the theory of evolution.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Seeing a ferry headed nearby, Greg Friedman, owner of the yacht and a board member of the Marine Mammal Center, reported the whale sighting to the Coast Guard, which alerted nearby vessels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Another sighting and shark rescue occurred in April when a fisherman in Hermosa Beach freed a juvenile great white shark caught on a fishing line.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

As a result of his sighting of the new star Brahe was convinced that, if the structure of the universe was to be understood, much more accurate measurements must be made.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton