look over
verb
looked over; looking over; looks over
: to inspect or examine especially in a cursory way
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As the closing credits rolled, Finola Dwyer (Brooklyn, An Education), who happened to be seated next to me, looked over, but neither of us could speak.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Lo looks over and sees the assistant lining up Richard in the rifle’s scope.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Another defender grabbed him, but Hardy found himself on top of a pile of humanity with his back to the goal line, looking over his shoulder.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
With no managers or anyone ever looking over your shoulder telling you what to do, the freedom is real, but so is the responsibility to deliver.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Lo looks over and sees the assistant lining up Richard in the rifle’s scope.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Another defender grabbed him, but Hardy found himself on top of a pile of humanity with his back to the goal line, looking over his shoulder.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
With no managers or anyone ever looking over your shoulder telling you what to do, the freedom is real, but so is the responsibility to deliver.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Look over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20over. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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