by sight

idiom

: on the basis of one's looks
I know her by sight but not by name.

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And both Choquette and Robinson knew Tanya — at least by sight. Natalie Morales, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026 Several bankers at the Oak Lawn branch knew him by sight. Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026 Kind of by sight, there's always a lot of different things that are said, some things that are benign, and some things that aren't. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 Dec. 2025 The Fitzgerald could not be seen by sight or radar and did not return radio calls. Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 2 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for by sight

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“By sight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20sight. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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