sightseers

plural of sightseer

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Recent Examples of sightseers Location Anchored between Blackfriars Bridge and the Tate Modern, Sea Containers is a front-row perch to London’s cultural tide—where the Thames unfurls like a silver sash, ferries gliding past in a daily ballet of commuters and sightseers. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025 The Glória Funicular, in service since 1885 and recognized as one of Lisbon’s most iconic landmarks, was packed with commuters and sightseers when the accident happened. Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025 As businesses that appeal to locals have left the downtown area, restaurants and shops that attract scholars and sightseers have moved into original brick buildings featuring beautiful facades—with some structures dating to the late 1800s and none more than two stories tall. Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025 Over-tourism is a problem in Japan today, as sightseers push the local infrastructure to its limits. H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sightseers
Noun
  • For visitors, that makes two wheels one of the most natural ways to explore, especially now tourists can be rewarded for renting a bike from multiple providers.
    David Nikel, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • This year, the consul general said the country hopes to hit 12 million tourists.
    Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Which is a problem, given how few travelers actually think about their safety at the airport.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Underneath the stark floodlights streamed a procession of weary travelers in T-shirts and jeans, reaching into the bottom of a white coach bus for their oversize duffel bags.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025

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