SIGHT in a Sentence

Learn SIGHT from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
292 example sentences for SIGHT, such as:
1. Some drugs can affect your sight.
2. Don't judge men or things at first sight.
3. Her husband stopped short at sight of her.
4. I shuddered at the sight of the dead body.
5. They were told to shoot enemies upon sight.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of SIGHT
sight
 v.  take aim by looking through the sights of a gun (or other device)
 n.  a range of mental vision
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  The sight made him unhappy, and his unhappiness roused his latent fears.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
2  All his life was lived in the sight and sound of Mattie Silver, and he could no longer conceive of its being otherwise.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
3  But now all desire for change had vanished, and the sight of the little enclosure gave him a warm sense of continuance and stability.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
4  To Ethan, still in the rosy haze of his hour with Mattie, the sight came with the intense precision of the last dream before waking.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
5  Her husband stopped short at sight of her.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In III
6  The sight of Mattie going about her work as he had seen her on so many mornings made it seem impossible that she should ever cease to be a part of the scene.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VIII
7  He saw Jotham Powell walking up the hill through the morning mist, and the familiar sight added to his growing conviction of security.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VIII
8  Ethan's long strides grew more rapid with the accelerated beat of his thoughts, and as he reached the foot of School House Hill he caught sight of Hale's sleigh in the distance.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VIII
9  At the sight of him, the Tarleton hounds rose up out of the red dust and stood waiting expectantly for their masters.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
10  She was constitutionally unable to endure any man being in love with any woman not herself, and the sight of India Wilkes and Stuart at the speaking had been too much for her predatory nature.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
11  The sight of Tom Slattery dawdling on his neighbors' porches, begging cotton seed for planting or a side of bacon to "tide him over," was a familiar one.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
12  It was the sight of her mother's serene face upturned to the throne of God and His saints and angels, praying for blessings on those whom she loved.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
13  It was ready to be carried to Twelve Oaks to be donned before the dancing began, but Scarlett shrugged at the sight of it.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
14  Catching sight of Mammy's burden, Scarlett's expression changed from one of minor irritation to obstinate belligerency.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER V
15  Honey's nervously obvious desire to be attractive to every man in sight contrasted sharply with her father's poise, and Scarlett had the thought that perhaps there was something in what Mrs. Tarleton said, after all.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
Example Sentence: (82 in 6 pages)
1  Some drugs can affect your sight.
2  I am filled with such joy at the sight of you two beginning together.
3  At the sight of the dead animal, Diana blenched.
4  An armed gang barged onto the train and began hacking and shooting anyone in sight.
5  Don't judge men or things at first sight.
6  After the play had finished, we lingered for a while in the bar hoping to catch sight of the actors.
7  Daylight was dawning; a troop of horses coming from Latium caught sight of the shining helmet of Euryalus and challenged him.
8  They were told to shoot enemies upon sight.
9  My eyes popped at the sight of the rich variety of food on show.
10  They glided along the wall until they were out of sight.
11  The spokesman made it clear that no compromise was yet in sight.
12  She's really squeamish and can't stand the sight of blood.
13  She fainted away at the sight of her own blood.
14  I shuddered at the sight of the dead body.
15  Some kinds of birds which were once a common sight are now becoming rare.