by sight

phrase

: on the basis of one's looks

I know her by sight but not by name.

Examples of by sight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Two-year-old Bo often joins his grandfather to mend fences or can identify crops by sight in the fields, Tia Barrier said of her son. — Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026

Don’t give up, never give up, continue to walk by faith, not by sight and let go and let God handle the rest. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026

Some items, like bikes and anchors, are easy to spot by sight. — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

The home might seem fine, but contamination like this cannot be reliably identified by sight or smell. — Andrew J. Whelton, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for by sight

• affright
• airtight
• albite
• alight
• alright
• aplite
• aright
• bainite
• birthright
• bobwhite
• bornite
• bullfight