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Meanings of get a look in English

See something for a brief time.

Synonyms
Examples for "catch sight"
Examples for "catch sight"
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!
1
Eurie turned suddenly and tried to catch a glimpse of the speaker.
Four Girls at Chautauqua
2
He had happened to catch a glimpse of the girl exactly once.
Blind willow, sleeping woman
3
They stand outside, hoping that they will catch a glimpse of something.
Reuters
4
As they are entering the room, I catch a glimpse of books.
Emile
5
Sometimes he managed to catch a glimpse of what it might mean.
The Gods Themselves
Usage of get a look in English
1
Tell them I absolutely must get a look at the enemy positions.
Kill bin laden: a delta force commander's account of the hunt fo...
2
But let me get a look so we can figure out who.
Rogues
3
Try to get a look into the binnacle when she went up?
Dead calm
4
Until the dog is tired you do not get a look in.
Idle Ideas in 1905
5
Or more precisely, people would pay to get a look at you.
The Irish Times
6
Come on out here where I can get a look at you.
Mob rules
7
Why she was out trying to get a look at the body.
More bitter than death: an emma fielding mystery
8
Bring her in here so we can get a look at her.
Beautiful creatures
9
I managed to get a look at Boet Fighter at Comic Con.
The South African
10
Come into the kitchen where I can get a look at you.
Bones of the Dragon
11
Joel Campbell, on his way to Villarreal, did not get a look-in.
The Guardian
12
Besides... we'll see, once I get a look at the fighting ground.
Crown of Slaves
13
I pushed back my sleeve to get a look at the wound.
Proven guilty
14
She looks out for the people who don't usually get a look-in.
The Irish Times
15
Hereinafter, not even the guards get a look at anything we do.
The Skylark of Space
16
Shelton, Hi, and Ben crowded close behind me to get a look.
Swipe
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Get a look through the time
Get a look across language varieties
South Africa
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common
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