Collocations for "sight"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "sight" in context.
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sight
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [wonderful, beautiful, ghastly, frightening, terrible] sight
- well, that is certainly a welcome sight
- a sight [for sore eyes, to behold]
- [tourist, landmark, famous] sights
- [take in, admire] the sight
- [marvel, gaze] at the sight (of)
- [took in, saw] all the sights of [London, New York]
- it was love at first sight
- was quite a sight after the [fight, brawl, journey]
- was quite the sight (to behold)
- have [poor, good, excellent] sight
- a [gradual, complete, partial] loss of sight
- [lost, regained, recovered] his sight
- her sight improved after the [operation, treatment]
- don't let the [boy, bag, suspect] out of your sight
- the [finish line, end] was in sight
- the [plane, object, coin] disappeared from sight
- the [plane] came into sight
- the police caught sight of the [suspect, criminal]
- they were ordered to [shoot, fire, kill] on sight
- had her in his sights
- lost sight of the [objective, aim, reason]
- the [target, boat, suspect] was within eye sight (of)
- out of prying sight
- out of sight, out of mind
- this [song, party, cocktail] is out of sight!
- UK: are not [ready, finished, done] by a long sight
- UK: it's a sight better to [be late] than [not to show up]
- the sights and sounds of
- sight-reading
- [take, go for, get] a sight test
- sight [problem, loss]
- [bought, took] it sight unseen
- sighted [land, the island, the coast, a ship]
- sighted the [enemy, robber]
- sight an [error, mistake, inaccuracy]
- sighted for the first time
- sighted in [Texas]
- sighted [outside of, over, near] [New York]
- [a UFO, paranormal activity] was sighted over [New York]
- sighted to the [north, south] (of)
- never been sighted before
- [frequently, normally, commonly, occasionally, rarely, often] sighted
- sighted [his gun, her weapon, the missile]
- sight and [shoot, fire, launch]
'sight' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
amazed
- awake
- awesome
- behold
- bellow
- beloved
- blink
- blood
- bowl
- breath
- breathtaking
- cheer
- chicken out
- chilling
- chop
- composed
- concealed
- cringe
- dampen
- dazzle
- decline
- diary
- dim
- disability
- disappear
- discomfort
- draw
- dull
- entrance
- erection
- evoke
- extend
- faculty
- fade
- faint
- familiar
- fantastic
- fearful
- filth
- flying
- frightening
- gag
- gaze
- ghastly
- grateful
- gross
- hidden
- hide
- impaired
- jewel