glimpsed; glimpsing
: to get a brief look at
glimpsed him as he sped by in his car
1
: to look briefly
glimpsed at the letter and then threw it aside
2
archaic
: glimmer
glimpser
noun
1
: a fleeting view or look
caught only a glimpse of the mugger
2
archaic
: glimmer
Examples of glimpse in a Sentence
Verb
We glimpsed him through the window as his car sped past.
just glimpsed at the photo then turned his attention elsewhere
Noun
We caught a glimpse of him through the window as his car sped past.
I only got a glimpse of him as we drove by.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
But on her first day at work, Riki glimpsed an old woman playing with a ball of her own feces, and immediately wanted to quit.
—Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
Justin Worland, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Potashnick took skepticism as an invitation to share his process, bringing his roughly 100,000 TikTok followers behind the scenes and on frequent farm trips, offering a glimpse of his team’s meticulous operation.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Future Antarctic and radio-neutrino arrays will decide if ANITA glimpsed a phantom or a frontier.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
But on her first day at work, Riki glimpsed an old woman playing with a ball of her own feces, and immediately wanted to quit.
—Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
Advertisement Financial disclosures offer a glimpse into how fossil fuel companies view the lawsuits.
—Justin Worland, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Potashnick took skepticism as an invitation to share his process, bringing his roughly 100,000 TikTok followers behind the scenes and on frequent farm trips, offering a glimpse of his team’s meticulous operation.
—The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Glimpse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glimpse. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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glimpse
1 of 2 verb
glimpsed; glimpsing
: to take a brief look : see momentarily or incompletely
glimpsed the deer running
glimpser
noun
glimpse
2 of 2 noun
: a short hurried view
catch a glimpse of something rushing by
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