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Example sentences from the Web for sightingIt's not exactly Vegas, but, Henry must well know, a sighting of the Royal Abs is likely to cause no little ripple interest. Prince Harry Parties TOPLESS|Tom Sykes|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Users can share the location of the sighting and ship the report to public employees. Crowdsourcing NYC’s War on Rats|Kevin Zawacki|June 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST The guns raised in unison, the sighting of the game, the rounds of shots, the thud as a prey is felled, and then the silence. The Final Shoot: How an English Country Novel Set in 1913 Explains 2013|Ilana Bet-El|November 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST The first sighting of the oarfish was an 18-footer that surprised a diver off Catalina Island. Fishy Mystery: Are Beached Oarfish Trying to Tell Us Something?|Kevin Bailey|October 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For non-Glass receiving citizens, a sighting is cause for excitement. Slow Roll-out Builds Frenzied Anticipation for Google Glass|Nina Strochlic|May 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST It is a four-power telescopic sight employing crosshairs in it as a sighting device, in the interior of the scope. Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy On sighting the king's ships three of the pirates ran aground, while the others stood out to sea and boldly offered battle. Fifty-two Stories of the British Navy, from Damme to Trafalgar.|Alfred H. Miles Test it by placing the straight-edges in different positions on the surface and sighting as before, correcting any errors. Woodworking for Beginners|Charles Gardner Wheeler Assuming no sighting or anything, the bullet would drop about 1.2 inches from the line of the bore at 100 yards. Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy Whenever we came to the end of a march, instead of sighting his landmarks, making sure of his bearings—he would go off by himself. Valley of the Croen|Lee Tarbell
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nounan occasion on which something is seen Another name for sight (def. 10) Words nearby sightingsighted, sighter, sight gag, sighthole, sighthound, sighting, sightless, sightline, sightly, sight-read, sight rhyme Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sightingspot, perceive, observe, distinguish, behold, discern, witness, view, eyeball, make out |