spotted

Example Sentences

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It is understood that the women were first spotted at Brighton Palace Pier before drifting towards Brighton Marina.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

It was spotted at the same place again in 2013.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Twenty-two years later, in September 2025, the same whale was spotted alone in Hervey Bay, Australia.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

One and possibly two more whales were spotted, all also revealed on Rhodes’s laptop by the thermal images of their breath.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Muc the pig in her corner pen snorted when she spotted the dog, and Patch dived into the straw of his bed.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff