How to Use sight in a Sentence

sight

1 of 2 noun
  • The child wandered out of sight.
  • Don't let the puppy out of your sight.
  • The officers were ordered to shoot on sight.
  • She regained sight in her left eye.
  • The rabbit disappeared from sight into the tall grass.
  • The controls are hidden from sight behind a panel.
  • Keep out of sight until I tell you it's OK to come out.
  • There are no tourists in sight.
    Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
  • No messy egg half-moons in sight.
    Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Don't let it out of your sight.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Yes, not a drop of mayo in sight!
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
  • There is an end to the warmth in sight.
    Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Have fun, but don’t lose sight of your goals.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Get that person out of my sight.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Take a bike cruise around town or see the sights with your sails up.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 19 July 2023
  • That put Chelsea two goals ahead and out of sight.
    Tom Burrows, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • There’s no turbo-four in sight.
    Joel Feder, The Drive, 15 Apr. 2026
  • All the homes and stables are tucked out of sight.
    Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 7 May 2026
  • There was no Brock Lesnar in sight.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • And there's no end to the shutdown in sight.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Not a crowd in sight, not a schedule to keep.
    Lisa A. Beach, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Right now, there's no way to restore lost sight.
    Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Then one of the young rams simply stepped out of sight.
    Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
  • That concept isn’t out of sight, out of mind.
    Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Inspired to take in sights that are brand new to you?
    Usa Today, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Sadly, there doesn't seem to be an end in sight.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • And the two were tucked away from the street, out of sight from the mall.
    Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The sight of these avalanche safety packs calmed my nerves.
    Brent Rose, Outside, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Check out the sights, the sounds, and the dancing here.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
  • This can help keep them out of sight or away from children and pets.
    Anna Halkidis, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2023

sight

2 of 2 verb
  • They sighted a ship in the distance.
  • Several bears have been sighted in the area.
  • At least one mine has been sighted there.
    Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026
  • Muslims look to the sky to sight the new moon marking the start of each month.
    Ashley Soebroto, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Morale was high though, and troops let out a cheer when the French coast was sighted.
    David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 4 June 2019
  • After stretching a string from nail to nail, use this line to sight the tops of the slats.
    Merle Henkenius, Popular Mechanics, 23 Oct. 2020
  • That’s a great bird sighting to end the day on a Piedmont count.
    Taylor Piephoff, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Therefore if sighted, do not try to approach the hogs and do not feed them.
    Alison Medley, Houston Chronicle, 19 Feb. 2020
  • Only a few people have been rude and clear-sighted enough to point this out.
    The Economist, 27 July 2019
  • Whalen made the first humpback whale sighting, as good fortune would have it.
    Jennifer Billock, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2023
  • For some reason, sighting him in the wild felt even stranger than riding with him.
    Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2019
  • Our dad got us a job holding the pole, the guy sights on through the thing, surveying.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Travel in groups and pick up small children upon sighting a bear.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Russia did not provide details on the type of drones sighted.
    David L. Stern, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2023
  • On a wrenching three-hour drive from the mesa over old logging roads, seven black bears were sighted.
    San Antonio Express-News, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Although not too common, whales have been sighted near Ocean City in the past.
    Brittany Brown, baltimoresun.com, 21 June 2019
  • Pasquatch sighting in Cleveland!
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The little animals react to the hare sighting not with strength and bravery but fear.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Payton spotted the buck briefly and from a distance on the opener but then went two weeks without sighting.
    Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 1 Nov. 2023
  • How did Imagineering decide which sights to include and which ones to leave out?
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
  • Actor Will Smith was later sighted among those in the crowd getting ready to watch the game.
    Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Just like the other lead sled, this is a good choice for anyone who wants a rest for precision sighting-in sessions.
    T. Logan Metesh, Field & Stream, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Mountain lions have been sighted in Stulsaft Park, in the hills about a mile to the west.
    Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
  • Other balloons sighted at the festival include a bear, a koala bear and a panther.
    Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Swimming far into the deep waters also puts you at a greater distance to land in case of a sighting, bite or attack.
    Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 15 June 2023
  • If any whale is sighted, boaters should cut engines and enjoy the magnificent sight until the whale clears the area.
    Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2019
  • From locations that are plagued by light pollution, sighting this comet may prove to be rather difficult.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • This was done by turning the instrument's movable rings so that the planet could be sighted along the faces of certain rings.
    Dhananjay Khadilkar, Ars Technica, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Wayward pink birds have even been sighted as far away as Maryland and Minnesota.
    Alex Harris july 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
  • Cougars were sighted twice in the same neighborhood last weekend, according to the release.
    oregonlive.com, 22 June 2019

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