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Definition
a quick look or partial understanding
The 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
- One glimpse of red tells me it's covered in blood—Eric's.Chapter 16 (97% in)
- There is no one left to keep me steady now I catch a glimpse of the ground, three stories down, the bricks smaller than they should be, the lines of Candor Jeanine enslaved.Chapter 42 (44% in)
There are no more uses of "glimpse" in Insurgent.
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