see and be seen
idiom
: to see and be noticed by important or fashionable people
We go to the club to see and be seen.
Examples of see and be seen in a Sentence
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On Gala Evenings, the place to see and be seen is the Queens Room ballroom.
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Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2024
Every year, this four-court gym is filled with players, parents and college coaches who have come to see and be seen.
—Michael Errigo, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
Whether intentionally or otherwise, Posh and Becks—and by extension, the paparazzi industry that made vocations out of following the super-couple around the world—capitalized on the strange and glamorous mystique of the airport as a place to see and be seen.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2023
In Miami, the place to see and be seen is, invariably, the beach, which is technically its own municipality.
—Jd Shadel, Them, 2 July 2024
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Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2024
Every year, this four-court gym is filled with players, parents and college coaches who have come to see and be seen.
—Michael Errigo, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
Whether intentionally or otherwise, Posh and Becks—and by extension, the paparazzi industry that made vocations out of following the super-couple around the world—capitalized on the strange and glamorous mystique of the airport as a place to see and be seen.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2023
In Miami, the place to see and be seen is, invariably, the beach, which is technically its own municipality.
—Jd Shadel, Them, 2 July 2024
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“See and be seen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/see%20and%20be%20seen. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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