- present tense form of espy (3rd person singular).
espies
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A man who stops for gas a sign espies That says a dog out back has quite a knack.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 3, 2020
Behind peppy songs like “Singin’ in the Rain” and “Tiptoe Through the Tulips,” Mr. Mac espies a frantic need to forget those horrors.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2015
Volscens is mad with rage, and nowhere espies the sender of the weapon, nor where to direct his fury.
From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil
“The creature is about to pounce on some deer he sees feeding in the thicket,” whispered John; “or perhaps he espies a tapir, and hopes to bring it to the ground.”
From On the Banks of the Amazon by William H. C. Groome
Denise cries as she espies Mr. Grandon, "if I had known you were here; I was afraid he would force his way in."
From Floyd Grandon's Honor by Amanda Minnie Douglas
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