out-of-sight 1 of 2

slang

out of sight

2 of 2

phrase

as in only
having no equal or rival for excellence or desirability The drummer for that band is out of sight.

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of out-of-sight
Adjective
These out-of-sight flights will only be allowed at an altitude of 400 feet or less. Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025 Organizations continue to wrestle with how to monitor out-of-sight employees’ performance. Harvard Business Review, 12 Feb. 2025 Don’t make this an out-of-sight-out-of-mind thing. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 Start by buffing a small, out-of-sight area with any cleaning solutions listed to make sure there are no reactions or damage. Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024 For many of us, pasteurization is an out-of-sight, out-of-mind process that’s easy to take for granted or even forget about. Sarah Garone, Health, 6 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for out-of-sight
Adjective
  • The Steelers will have an opportunity to get back on track against an excellent Green Bay Packers squad next Sunday, before playing the Indianapolis Colts two days before the NFL trade deadline.
    Jon Conahan, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • That’s because tipping isn’t in their culture, but Americans still might wish to add gratuity for excellent service.
    Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The result is a pie with a beautiful, super creamy texture that’s not too sweet, and allows for the flavor of the sweet potatoes to shine through.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Kirbi, that rasp is so beautiful at the top of your register.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The result was a 33-yard reception from Legette, who was terrific, that sealed the game.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Eisen added that wide receiver Emeka Egbuka looks terrific and that the team needs running back Bucky Irving back healthy, and the ship could get back on track.
    Tyler Geis, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • For the creation of wonderful characters and a story that feels spontaneous yet precise in its depiction of power, its moral dilemmas, and the absurd contradictions with the human condition.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Walston had a wonderful calming spirit.
    Cameron Crowe, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Lanthimos’s gaze, so exactingly attuned to human ugliness, has seldom given us lovelier things to look at.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Those milpas were really lovely, a fit setting for hunting the smartest, gamest bird in the Southwest.
    Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Just six minutes later, Wells gives the ball away and is punished brutally as Rhys Oates curls home a superb effort from just inside the box.
    Kaya Kaynak, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The Patriots received a superb performance from Czaykowski, a three-year varsity player who scored three rushing touchdowns and two receiving while gaining nearly 200 all-purpose yards.
    David Delgado, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The 20-year-old was one of many players in the Argentinian squad with solid top-flight experience for their clubs, racking up 13 starts in midfield for Boca Juniors, after being given his opportunity by the great Fernando Gago back in May 2024.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • For me, it’s been really essential to read a lot of great information, and to come at the world filled with knowledge and all these ideas of, in my view, much smarter and braver people than myself.
    Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Merkins were first developed in 1450, per the Oxford Companion to the Body, and were created so that women could shave off pubic lice without sacrificing that fabulous bush.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
  • From slim soccer trainers to extra-chunky styles, the decade was filled with a whole variety of options that remain as fabulous as ever.
    Renata Joffre, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2025

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“Out-of-sight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/out-of-sight. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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