1
: a chance of success
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: a quick pass in football to a receiver running diagonally toward the center of the field
Examples of look-in in a Sentence
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The Best Places To Retire New England takes three of the top spots in the best five, but Western states also get a look-in.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
That said, keep this in mind: The CFP contract with ESPN includes a look-in window following the 2027 season.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
Golf Channel will feature highlights and live look-ins from the event during the first two rounds.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2025
The selection show was doing a live look-in at the Oregon basketball team, and Booker could spot Muhammad among the Ducks.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
If all that weren’t enough to keep Pitaro and ESPN’s content chief Burke Magnus hopping, Bristol’s look-in option with the ACC just recently kicked in.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Feb. 2025
If only vetted programs are allowed, unwanted guests don’t get a look-in.
—Maxwell Alles, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
The third game tonight, between Texas and Colorado State, is scheduled to tip at 6:50 p.m.
13:49: UNC has opened an 18-point lead, and another live look-in is on the big screen during a Wagner timeout.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2024
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
That said, keep this in mind: The CFP contract with ESPN includes a look-in window following the 2027 season.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
Golf Channel will feature highlights and live look-ins from the event during the first two rounds.
—Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2025
The selection show was doing a live look-in at the Oregon basketball team, and Booker could spot Muhammad among the Ducks.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
If all that weren’t enough to keep Pitaro and ESPN’s content chief Burke Magnus hopping, Bristol’s look-in option with the ACC just recently kicked in.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Feb. 2025
If only vetted programs are allowed, unwanted guests don’t get a look-in.
—Maxwell Alles, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
The third game tonight, between Texas and Colorado State, is scheduled to tip at 6:50 p.m.
13:49: UNC has opened an 18-point lead, and another live look-in is on the big screen during a Wagner timeout.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Look-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look-in. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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