How to Use sight in a Sentence

sight

1 of 2 noun
  • The child wandered out of sight.
  • Don't let the puppy out of your sight.
  • The officers were ordered to shoot on sight.
  • She regained sight in her left eye.
  • The rabbit disappeared from sight into the tall grass.
  • The controls are hidden from sight behind a panel.
  • Keep out of sight until I tell you it's OK to come out.
  • Take a bike cruise around town or see the sights with your sails up.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 19 July 2023
  • The live feed was cut, and the law student of Shakopee prison vanished from sight.
    Photographs Todd Heisler, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2023
  • The look that was featured on the flyer for the event was a sight to see in person.
    Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The current Ole Miss coach says his sights are set on what’s ahead.
    USA TODAY, 31 May 2023
  • The Israeli jeep reappeared, and the sight corkscrewed the crowd’s energy.
    Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2023
  • This can help keep them out of sight or away from children and pets.
    Anna Halkidis, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2023
  • When Curt Miller looked at the Sparks’ schedule, the sight of three games in the first 14 days felt perfect.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
  • The hotel takes shape around the people, ideas, sights, and sounds that make Hell’s Kitchen unique.
    Jessica Vadillo, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The trail stays within constant sight of the sea for a good reason.
    Laura Beausire, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2023
  • In fact, there isn’t a basketball court or hoop in sight.
    Jack Bantock, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The sun and moon are hidden from sight in lunar and solar eclipses.
    Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The primary suite includes a balcony from which to enjoy the sounds and sights of the surf.
    Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Lake is definitely in his sights, and a big fan of his.
    Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 15 Nov. 2023
  • This carry-on held up well to our bat swings, with no scratches or dents in sight.
    Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2023
  • Locals flocked to experience the parade firsthand and to take in the sights, sounds, and smells of the cars.
    Michael Aaron, Car and Driver, 9 June 2023
  • Plus, they’re tucked out of sight in the club, which is camouflaged by a door that blends with the wall paneling of the rest of the bonus room.
    Kristin Luna, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The Raiders got worse last season under Josh McDaniels … and the bottom may be nowhere in sight.
    Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
  • There was no sight of the band to accompany her, but that didn’t stop the crowd from dancing along.
    Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The sight of the pup being plucked from the river made some people emotional.
    Brooke Baitinger, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
  • This does not happen in the film, and in the grand reckoning with the king, Prince Henry’s mother is nowhere in sight.
    Samuel Maude, ELLE, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Even for the boats that do get within sight of shore unimpeded, the danger is not over.
    David Culver, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The only sight more beautiful than a Buc-ee’s is a Buc-ee’s made out of sugar.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Devices must be powered off and out of sight at any other time.
    Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
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sight

2 of 2 verb
  • They sighted a ship in the distance.
  • Several bears have been sighted in the area.
  • Muslims look to the sky to sight the new moon marking the start of each month.
    Ashley Soebroto, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Morale was high though, and troops let out a cheer when the French coast was sighted.
    David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 4 June 2019
  • That’s a great bird sighting to end the day on a Piedmont count.
    Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • After stretching a string from nail to nail, use this line to sight the tops of the slats.
    Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 23 Oct. 2020
  • And other tasks, like sighting a weapon, were a non-starter.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 13 Feb. 2020
  • Robert has had one Bigfoot sighting in his life; he was awestruck by the large beast.
    Amir Mahmoud, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Therefore if sighted, do not try to approach the hogs and do not feed them.
    Alison Medley, Houston Chronicle, 19 Feb. 2020
  • Only a few people have been rude and clear-sighted enough to point this out.
    The Economist, 27 July 2019
  • For roughly the past week, the Velellas have been sighted from Ocean Beach to Carlsbad.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2023
  • For some reason, sighting him in the wild felt even stranger than riding with him.
    Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2019
  • Actor Will Smith was later sighted among those in the crowd getting ready to watch the game.
    Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Although not too common, whales have been sighted near Ocean City in the past.
    Brittany Brown, baltimoresun.com, 21 June 2019
  • Whalen made the first humpback whale sighting, as good fortune would have it.
    Jennifer Billock, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Russia did not provide details on the type of drones sighted.
    David L. Stern, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2023
  • On a wrenching three-hour drive from the mesa over old logging roads, seven black bears were sighted.
    San Antonio Express-News, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Since 1981, when she was first spotted as a calf herself, she’d been sighted many times and was well known to researchers.
    Nick Hawkins, National Geographic, 11 July 2019
  • The little animals react to the hare sighting not with strength and bravery but fear.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023
  • There was even a group sighting in the late 1960s near Camp LeJeune, when a large group of Marines all sighted a panther while in the field, training.
    Lois Szymanski, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 27 Sep. 2019
  • Payton spotted the buck briefly and from a distance on the opener but then went two weeks without sighting.
    Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 1 Nov. 2023
  • This was done by turning the instrument's movable rings so that the planet could be sighted along the faces of certain rings.
    Dhananjay Khadilkar, Ars Technica, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Travel in groups and pick up small children upon sighting a bear.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
  • This isn’t the first time that a cougar has been sighted in the area; one was observed a few months ago near our family farm in Westfield Township.
    Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 14 June 2019
  • If any whale is sighted, boaters should cut engines and enjoy the magnificent sight until the whale clears the area.
    Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2019
  • Just like the other lead sled, this is a good choice for anyone who wants a rest for precision sighting-in sessions.
    T. Logan Metesh, Field & Stream, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Maybe no one had reported a bear sighting in downtown D.C. back then.
    Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
  • Leopard sharks, which do not pose a threat to humans, have been sighted in recent days at La Jolla Shores.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2023
  • Ulu Anoa’i, who has a keen eye for forest wildlife, might be the person to have most recently sighted a manumea—just two months ago, at the crater’s edge.
    J. B. MacKinnon, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2020
  • Swimming far into the deep waters also puts you at a greater distance to land in case of a sighting, bite or attack.
    Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 15 June 2023

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