glance (over)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for glance (over)
Verb
  • With floor-to-ceiling windows, most of the guest rooms boast views facing east toward the campus or south looking over downtown Cincinnati.
    Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • While looking over the overall scores following the voting process, Clark’s position among her peers seemed surprising.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • The conversation will explore the urgent role of politics in this moment, the impact of federal policy on everyday lives, and how state leadership can be a catalyst for closing the racial wealth gap, expanding opportunity, and protecting our freedoms.
    Essence, Essence, 7 July 2025
  • There is still not enough data exploring how these dyes can affect people, but researchers are exploring potential links between them and hyperactivity and neurobehavioral issues in children.
    Alice Park, Time, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • Instead of browsing aisles in the grocery store, your family can go on a pre-Easter day hunt for the perfect stones to bring home.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • Expanded to two floors with over 60 vendors and more than 60,000 records to browse and buy, this is one of the largest record fairs in the area.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • The player to keep an eye on is prospect Bryce Eldridge, 20, who was promoted to Triple-A Sacramento as part of Posey’s sweeping changes.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
  • Angels prospect Kyren Paris, who was struggling at the plate in recent weeks — hitting just .190 — was optioned to triple-A Salt Lake City to make room for Taylor on the roster.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
Verb
  • Crowds began running down the road toward the site, as cars and motorcycles raced each other.
    Anas Baba, NPR, 6 July 2025
  • The path could also run down the west side of Howell Street, Smith said.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2025
Verb
  • That’s why in-person cues, reference checks and situational interviews that probe integrity and judgment are still essential.
    Jennifer C. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • The House Investigative Committee tasked with probing the wildfires concluded that unmaintained electrical lines for oilfield equipment started at least two of the blazes.
    Jayme Lozano Carver, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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“Glance (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glance%20%28over%29. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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