look through

verb

looked through; looking through; looks through

1

: to read or briefly examine some of the pages of (a book, magazine, etc.)

She was looking through a magazine as she waited in the doctor's office.

2

: to look at the different parts of (a collection or group of things)

I looked through all his letters.

3

: to place one's eyes so as to see through (something)

look through a telescope

4

: to pretend not to see or recognize (someone) in a rude or unfriendly way

We used to be best friends but when she passed me on the street yesterday she looked (right/straight) through me without even saying hello!

Examples of look through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Her outside-looking in remembrances (Romvari shoots scenes sometimes from the perspective of looking through a window) elliptically convey much – parental anguish about what would be the best call to action for the entire family, not the upheaval felt within the family. —Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 May 2026

Visitors can interact with the exhibition by looking through peepholes to find photographs that tell a story. —Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026

The sheriff's office said deputies and troopers with the Michigan State Police responded to the community and saw the man looking through blinds from inside a home. —Nick Lentz, CBS News, 2 May 2026

So, why not take a look through the libraries of Paramount Plus, Disney, Netflix, and Amazon Prime in search of your next watch, using this list of the best sci-fi thriller movies for guidance? —Grace Dean, Space.com, 2 May 2026

Rhymes for look through

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
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• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou