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Meanings of catch sight in English

See something for a brief time.

Usage of catch sight in English
1
Beyond the roiling sea of animals, I catch sight of two men.
WATER FOR ELEPHANT
2
I have looked around so often; hoping to catch sight of you.
St. Elmo
3
We catch sight of the Spider at the entrance to her tube.
The Life of the Spider
4
He affected to catch sight of the butler for the first time.
Murder in the Gunroom
5
The Ranger pretended to catch sight of him for the first time.
Oh, You Tex!
6
Now you will catch sight of her fan working in a minute.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 3
7
He did not again catch sight of Captain Rushton while in Calcutta.
Brave and Bold; Or, The Fortunes of Robert Rushton
8
I catch sight of the Brat, who is passing at the moment.
Nancy: A Novel
9
I catch sight of it, and the words freeze on my lips.
Right Ho, Jeeves
10
I hope no one will catch sight of me from the dining-room.
The Stepmother, A Drama in Five Acts
11
And you may even catch sight of the city's most famous citizen.
Reuters
12
Not once did they catch sight of or hear from Truls Rohk.
Ilse Witch
13
We rather dreaded to have her catch sight of the Jameson hens.
The Jamesons
14
The moment they catch sight of us you can give a cheer.
The Queen's Cup
15
No sooner did she catch sight of Ardalion Alexandrovitch than she screamed:
The Idiot
16
Maybe I'll catch sight of him, too, if he shows up again.
To the blight: the eye of the world
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Catch sight through the time
Catch sight across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common