All 15 Uses
glimpse
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Eldest, by Christopher Paolini
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- Even so, he was uncertain if he wanted to succeed where Arya had failed, if it would make him feel any better to catch a glimpse of Murtagh lying broken at the base of a cliff deep below Farthen Dur.†
glimpse = a quick look or partial understanding
- Eragon stared at the dwarf women the most, as he had only caught brief glimpses of them while in Tronjheim.†
*glimpses = briefly sees; or instances of briefly seeing
- Then he caught glimpses of hands, a pale face, a sandaled foot, an upraised arm.†
- She smiled at him, and he glimpsed rows of sharp teeth.†
glimpsed = briefly saw
- He imagined himself in one of the great cities of the Empire, searching aimlessly among dirty buildings and hordes of strangers for a hint, a glimpse, a taste of his love.†
glimpse = a quick look or partial understanding
- Roran strained for a glimpse of Albriech, but to no avail.†
- Through the trees, Eragon glimpsed an elf-man or woman, he could not tell-squatting on a rock in the middle of a stream, muttering a spell over the orb of glass clutched in its hands.†
glimpsed = briefly saw
- He caught a glimpse of her once as he paused by the entrance to Tialdari Hall and called out to her, but she slipped away before he could reach her side.†
glimpse = a quick look or partial understanding
- Once he glimpsed a creature like a furred snake and once a white-robed woman whose body wavered and disappeared to reveal a grinning she-wolf in her place.†
glimpsed = briefly saw
- Eragon wandered through the apartment, looking but not touching, savoring his glimpse into Arya's life, gleaning what he could about her interests and hobbies.†
glimpse = a quick look or partial understanding
- They spy on us, sabotage our war efforts, and-best we could determine in our brief glimpse into Drail's memories-are responsible for dozens of murders throughout the Varden.†
- At first Eragon was concerned-imagining that he had discovered a great many enemies who had infiltrated the Varden-but then he realized from his quick glimpse that they were the individual members of Du Vrangr Gata.†
- From the minds of those around them, Eragon and Saphira caught glimpses of how they appeared.†
glimpses = briefly sees; or instances of briefly seeing
- The bank of smoke thinned on the right, providing them with a glimpse of a dark land that belched forth fire and putrid orange vapor and was covered with masses of struggling men.†
glimpse = a quick look or partial understanding
- The villagers slowed as they rounded a tent and glimpsed Saphira.†
glimpsed = briefly saw
Definitions:
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(1)
(glimpse) a quick look or partial understandingThe exact meaning of glimpse can depend upon its context. For example:
- "I caught a glimpse of her when I was walking to class." -- a very quick look
- "I glimpsed at the headlines." -- looked quickly
- "Reading the book gave me a glimpse of the life of a devout Muslim immigrant in America." -- a quick, incomplete view
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)