past sightsaw
ˈsīt-ˌsȯ 
; present participle sightseeing
ˈsīt-ˌsē-iŋ
; present participle sightseeing
ˈsīt-ˌsē-iŋ
: to go about seeing sights of interest
Examples of sightsee in a Sentence
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The ship was carrying 128 passengers, most of whom were sightseeing on land Wednesday, in addition to 82 crew members, according to Portland officials and the U.S. Coast Guard.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2023
Everyone was eager to sightsee, take a few selfies and maybe enjoy a pint or two on the Cubs’ first outside-the-box trip since last summer’s Field of Dreams game in Dyersville, Iowa.
—Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2023
Advertisement Off the court, the Mustangs will also sightsee and visit museums.
—Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 31 July 2023
Many resorts turn their gondola or chair lifts into the ideal way to sightsee while sitting down, with delicious restaurants and soothing spas onsite.
—Jessica Booth, Redbook, 26 July 2023
Johnson and his longtime wife Cookie have been sightseeing with Samuel L. Jackson and his wife LaTanya Richardson Jackson; judge Greg Mathis and his wife Linda Mathis; as well as Vicki Palmer and her husband John Palmer.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 13 July 2023
Family members last week told The Courier Journal that Emerson had been in Washington, D.C. for a three-day professional development workshop and had brought his mother and twin brother along to sightsee.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2023
Pack one to wear for sightseeing first thing in the morning or for sunset cocktails on a windy beach.
—Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2023
Go sailing, fishing, or sightseeing out on the water, or hit the oyster bar or Daiquiri Deck at Siesta Key Village.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2023
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2023
Everyone was eager to sightsee, take a few selfies and maybe enjoy a pint or two on the Cubs’ first outside-the-box trip since last summer’s Field of Dreams game in Dyersville, Iowa.
—Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2023
Advertisement Off the court, the Mustangs will also sightsee and visit museums.
—Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 31 July 2023
Many resorts turn their gondola or chair lifts into the ideal way to sightsee while sitting down, with delicious restaurants and soothing spas onsite.
—Jessica Booth, Redbook, 26 July 2023
Johnson and his longtime wife Cookie have been sightseeing with Samuel L. Jackson and his wife LaTanya Richardson Jackson; judge Greg Mathis and his wife Linda Mathis; as well as Vicki Palmer and her husband John Palmer.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 13 July 2023
Family members last week told The Courier Journal that Emerson had been in Washington, D.C. for a three-day professional development workshop and had brought his mother and twin brother along to sightsee.
—Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2023
Pack one to wear for sightseeing first thing in the morning or for sunset cocktails on a windy beach.
—Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2023
Go sailing, fishing, or sightseeing out on the water, or hit the oyster bar or Daiquiri Deck at Siesta Key Village.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
back-formation from sightseeing
First Known Use
1824, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near sightsee
Cite this Entry
“Sightsee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sightsee. Accessed 10 Dec. 2023.
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sightsee
verb
sight·see
ˈsīt-ˌsē
sightsaw; sightseeing
: to go about seeing sights of interest
sightseer
noun
-ˌsē-ər
-ˌsi(ə)r
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