espies
Example Sentences
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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
He espies the particular niche which suits him perfectly, and he calmly descends a few rungs of the ladder and steps off into oblivion.
From Aliens by McFee, William
When he espies a small figure in soft gray with a wide-brimmed leghorn hat, and a young man, he studies them more attentively.
From A Little Girl of Long Ago by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
