spotted

Example Sentences

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If Charles was spotted eating a bologna sandwich for lunch, you risked teasing if that’s what your mom put in your bag.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The fire was first spotted May 15 by a plane flying over the island.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

But the endangered fish surprised them: A team of biologists recently spotted 30 of the rare trout — and 21 babies — in Topanga Creek.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Ornithologist Simon Hugheston-Roberts spotted the western reef heron - more commonly found in southern Europe, Africa and parts of Asia - at Y Foryd in Caernarfon at 10:00 BST on Saturday.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

But the human workers had spotted him, and apparently, they’d gotten a good enough look to see that Clare was no normal fox.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman