All 5 Uses
glimpse
in
The Thief, by Turner
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- We were too far away and there was too much traffic to allow even a glimpse of the merchandise displayed in its window.†
Chpt 2glimpse = a quick look or partial understanding
- The horses provided a sort of moving platform, allowing glimpses into other people's privacy.†
Chpt 2glimpses = briefly sees; or instances of briefly seeing
- The road we had followed to the foothills was not visible, nor was the city, but we could see a bend of the Seperchia twisting across the plain, and beyond that there was a glimpse of the sea.†
Chpt 4glimpse = a quick look or partial understanding
- He thought he had glimpsed a fire between the trees in the night, and he wanted to be sure we were unobserved when we crossed the dystopia.†
Chpt 7glimpsed = briefly saw
- The next time Sophos looked he could see a glimpse of the horses as they came single file between the rocks.†
Chpt 11 *glimpse = a quick look or partial understanding
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)