How To Use Glimpse In A Sentence

This reverse ekphrasis, with its glimpsed, illegible text, hints at the hidden world of the silent reader. The Times Literary Supplement
He caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror.
We take a sightseeing boat trip around the bay and get a glimpse of the smart new opera house which looks exactly like two durians - a very distinctive local fruit that tastes great but has a repellant smell.
The car is still in its early days yet it has already given glimpses of its potential.
They glimpsed each other across grocery counters and in the forced intimacy of domestic service now gone out of style.

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As he wheeled once more she caught a glimpse of his face, almost indistinguishable beneath the mask of dirt and blood.
Some of the witnesses (those weariest among the number) even claimed to have caught a glimpse of that place. THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW
I catch a glimpse of a celeb in heavy makeup and not enough clothes.
Others in his career had already glimpsed his fiery temper. Times, Sunday Times
From the river cruise the docklands look like docklands everywhere; tourists finally at rest, not quite bored, get brief glimpses into other lives, other spaces.
As the light streams through the windows of the minivan and reflects off Joni's earrings, Joel remembers the way the late-afternoon sun used to glint on the river as he made his way back from class to his off-campus apartment…the way his heart used to pound whenever he caught a glimpse of his downstairs neighbor, a balalaika player named Clarisse. The Search
Many of the events are informal and unscripted, and can afford glimpses of public figures talking unguardedly about their ideas, their life, and their convictions. The Story Behind the Story
Every splash of bright colour has gone back into a drawer not to be glimpsed again until next spring.
When there is news of a show, fans will find out where the band is staying and try to book rooms in the hotel in the hope they can at least get a glimpse of the celebrity, talk to them or get their autograph.
These comments provide a glimpse into the thinking of a layer of extremely wealthy Hollywood liberals or erstwhile liberals, whose commitment to democratic rights is increasingly tenuous.
The film begins by offering discontinuous glimpses of three unconnected characters, then flashes a preview of the climactic moment, when all three somehow come together in a bloody motel room.
The public rarely gets a glimpse into this world. Times, Sunday Times
Even from where we looked you could glimpse the glint of the huge carp pond where Abbe Gerard had drowned.
Is it possible that a glimpse of the awesome majesty of the night sky, once revealed, would help to overcome anti-social behaviour?
a momentary glimpse
The girls caught only a fleeting glimpse of the driver.
With water all around me I had little choice but to sit under a leaky tarpaulin beside chain-smokers and crying children, only now and then getting a glimpse up into the vast forests I was entering.
As Myeloski switched on the light, he had caught a glimpse of Louise Taylor before she disappeared under the cover.
The unruly bunch pushed into the White House, clods standing on the silk-upholstered furniture in muddy boots to get a glimpse of the new president (who was trying not to be crushed by his well-wishers). Inauguration Party Like It's 1829
It is nice to catch glimpses of bumboats passing by while standing on Cavenagh Bridge.
Ornate doorways offer glimpses of inner courtyards and enticing interiors; many are university buildings, but just as many are candlelit bistros and bars.
Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache. The Younger Set
In fact there are fascinating glimpses of the Babylonians coming to terms with the fact that division by 7 would lead to an infinite sexagesimal fraction.
Complex analysis of the international tale of the hero or heroine who glimpses a forbidden sight and suffers for it.
When we look at this Hadith, we have a glimpse of life in the early Islamic period.
The uncovering of the buried town gives us a unique glimpse of the past.
I moved over and peered out of one, catching a glimpse of backyard through screens rusted into the old wooden frames.
I love catching a glimpse of the unexpected flower growing through cracks in a sidewalk, or the furry and feathered critters dodging us humans in their quest for food and shelter.
Let us peel away some of the layers of gilt and glimpse at some of the failures.
I caught just a quick glimpse of a whale yesterday, on its annual wintertime northward migration, and hope to have a bit more to say about this tomorrow.
You can glimpse the sea from the rear cobbled courtyard garden. Times, Sunday Times
Iron Man/Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau gave us a little treat today … our first real glimpse of Mickey Rourke as the villanous Whiplash in Iron Man 2. Iron Man 2 – Whiplash Revealed! « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more
Through the trees you may catch glimpses of billowing sails, wind surfers, cross-lakes ferries and motor boats.
Yet despite all this there was an air of conservation, the odd glimpse of the Old World in a narrow dingy lane where a dray horse shifted his weight from one hock to the other, blinking lazy lashes above the nosebag containing his lunch.
But, by 2008, it is hoped that visitors will be able to stroll along a new hour-long trail and glimpse some of the splendours and ideals of past eras.
We now get a glimpse into the reactionary politics, racism, and social parasitism of his mayoral administration.
Hurricane Katrina ‘is giving our nation a glimpse of the climate chaos we are bequeathing our children.’
They caught occasional glimpses of great birds circling.
Every splash of bright colour has gone back into a drawer not to be glimpsed again until next spring.
This is the scene's only glimpse of him; Michel's galvanic change of mind and manner (after narrating ‘I lost courage’) is not explained until this moment.
The hotel is built on the ruins of a Byzantine chapel and you can get a tantalising glimpse of it through the glass floor of the lobby. The Sun
This is very similar to the detailed, ornate, velvety and yet touchingly naive backdrops of those medieval scenes, that can be glimpsed through narrow windows in front of which wimpled ladies exchange devotional books with chivalrous gentlemen. Archive 2008-06-01
She took it and, when I glimpsed her next, she was headed for the bathroom with a tiny handtowel and a prison-issue toothbrush. Noble Norfleet
Sometimes the mother eagle takes a break and the father sits on the eggs for a few hours but fidgets, offering a glimpse of the new eaglet. ' OpEdNews - Quicklink: Eaglets Hatching Now on Live Web Cam
I caught my first glimpses of wild rock wallaroos peering at us shyly from the safety of a rocky ledge.
A glimpse of his bare torso set my pulse racing.
He felt a tiny tremor of excitement as he glimpsed the city lights.
She caught a glimpse of his paleness at the window of the bathroom on the first floor.
Poluski's quip; but that fleeting glimpse had thrilled her with subtle recognition of something grasped yet elusive, of a knowledge that trembled on the lip of discovery, like a half remembered word murmuring in the brain but unable to make itself heard. A Son of the Immortals
He didn't look at her but she caught a glimpse of his misty grey eyes, they seemed far away.
Part of the continuing allure of police action films is the chance to get under the skin of a criminal, to glimpse into an alien world.
The architect from the West Coast was loaded with potential till I glimpsed at a picture of his balding pate.
That smile afforded her a brief glimpse of the other side of Adam Burns.
The best a guy with prurient interests gets to see is one glimpse of Reneé Humphrey, and a few fairly hot scenes of women kissing.
I hurried down the aisle and reached the door in time to glimpse Nepos and his retinue of attendants heading across the Forum in the direction of the rostra. CONSPIRATA
There is enough here to deliver on the hype and this album is a tantalising glimpse of the future. The Sun
Frampton was fascinated by these inside glimpses of a world he had never known. A SONG AT TWILIGHT
The entry marks a moment when Darwin glimpsed the enormous philosophical consequences of what he was working out. A Conversation with Rebecca Stott about The Coral Thief
When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake.
Then they began to talk, and, by-and-bye, the king asked the fakeer if he could show him a glimpse of Paradise, for he found it very difficult to believe in what he could not see. The Orange Fairy Book
A glimpse into the world proves that horror is nothing other than reality. Alfred Hitchcock
Adam slammed on the brakes when he got a glimpse of the animals milling around in a large lot.
In years gone by, entire summers could pass with barely a glimpse of flannelled foolery on the back pages of the tabloids.
If you are observant you can get little glimpses into their lives by watching and listening circumspectly.
Monney had never seen a sea turtle before Dec. 17, when he caught a glimpse of the leatherback — estimated weight 1, 700 pounds — and an olive ridley the same night.
Had he left it open in order to tantalize her with a glimpse of freedom? LORD OF THE SILENT
Had he left it open in order to tantalize her with a glimpse of freedom? LORD OF THE SILENT
As the cripple sat looking over the solemn, moaning ocean, awed by its brooding gloom, did he catch in the silvery starlight a second glimpse of the rose-colored veils, and snowy vittae, and purple - edged robes of the Parcae, spinning and singing as they followed the ship across the sobbing sea? St. Elmo
The essays provide a glimpse into the many unexplored themes in Birmingham history.
Last year, the madding crowd salivated over the first glimpse of Lord of the Rings.
Chairs creaked, and necks craned as every eye tried to catch a glimpse of the stranger.
Ilse strained her memory, searching for a glimpse of his face somewhere.
Â Only her white underclothing is visible in the dark room as she undresses and they get it on, and somehow Walker’s new powers give Heather a glimpse of his past couplings as she climaxes. Review: Powers #1 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News
I only caught a glimpse of the thief, so I can't really describe him.
This, if I have understood it aright, is not the purpose of the Nobel Lecture either, for it should serve far more to give the lay public a glimpse into the world of thought and work of the research scientist, just as the distinguished founder of this prize was a layman himself. Robert Bárány - Nobel Lecture
Although Kelly presents herself as uncomplicated and cheerful, every so often the public glimpse her true mettle.
Motorists at Dr Cullen roundabout were doing an about-turn all this week, as Carlovians caught their first glimpse of the town's latest sculpture.
Today, scientists can offer a real-life glimpse of this developmental bifurcation by pointing to vertebrates, such as zebrafish, that retain pharyngeal teeth only; others, such as mouse and human, that have oral teeth only; and a subset, including cichlids, that thrives with both. Emaxhealth
Today their work has given an intriguing glimpse into the life of a lost community from the Middle Ages.
Crowds shouted and pushed to get a glimpse of their hero.
I caught glimpses of a number of poor, low houses straggling along the bank of the Terek, which flowed seaward in an ever-widening stream; farther off rose the dark-blue, jagged wall of the mountains, behind which Mount Kazbek gazed forth in his highpriest's hat of white. A Hero of Our Time
He caught a glimpse of the man's face in a shop window.
But we are now seeing a glimpse of what disintegration would look like. Times, Sunday Times
It is their first glimpse at common ground.
The stories are heartbreaking, but the privilege of the briefest of glimpses of the lost lives is also revealing and inspiring.
Even from where we looked you could glimpse the glint of the huge carp pond where Abbe Gerard had drowned.
He could be glimpsed in the dedications of at least 40 books, from Berton Roueche's true stories of medical detection to Salinger's "Franny and Zooey," where he was apostrophized as "lover of the long shot, protector of the unprolific" - that is, a writer's editor. A Lover Of The Long Shot
Hollywood deals in illusions, Arnold has always sought the truth, and that is why her famous pictures of Marilyn Monroe feel like glimpses of a living woman rather than coldly iconic memorials.
The production needs much more firepower; but at such moments, this is still a glimpse of humanity in hell. Times, Sunday Times
The 23-year-old marketing coordinator for BHS Corrugated certainly hit the mark when we "glimpsed" her at the Blue Hill Tavern in Canton. Undefined
From this point on, they'd be practically flying blind, with only the occasional glimpse of their surroundings.
He had a momentary glimpse of himself from above, as if through a camera lens.
When you glimpse your face in a shop window it appears as if you're struggling with some incredibly vexing problem. Times, Sunday Times
That momentary impishness, that glimpse of the old Avy, disappears. Famous
In that flashing glimpse, even as he reined and spurred to make his own horse leap sidewise out from under, Harley Kennan observed the scratched skin and torn clothing, the wild-burning eyes, and the haggardness under the scraggly growth of beard, of the man-hunted man. CHAPTER XXXVI
He felt a tiny tremor of excitement as he glimpsed the city lights.
He caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror and squirmed at the sight of a balding old man with a pert nose and an infinity of lines on his face.
Its sides were wild, abrupt, and precipitous, and partially covered with copse-wood, as was the little brawling stream which ran through it, and of which the eye of the spectator could only catch occasional glimpses from among the hazel, dogberry, and white thorn, with which it was here and there covered. The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One
This is a potent glimpse of the lure and the danger of magical escapes from adolescent reality. Times, Sunday Times
A few minutes later he caught his first glimpse of Space Station One, only a few miles away.
He cites as a perfect example the scene in Basic Instinct where Sharon Stone is brought to the cop station for questioning and winds up flashing everyone a glimpse of her Lesser Antilles.
A diablesse can be recognised from the fact that her left foot is cloven, and that under her skirts can be glimpsed heavy steel fetters.
As university campuses become increasingly multi-ethnic, they offer a glimpse of the conflicts society will face tomorrow.
He cites as a perfect example the scene in Basic Instinct where Sharon Stone is brought to the cop station for questioning and winds up flashing everyone a glimpse of her Lesser Antilles.
A glimpse of the rural lifestyle and a peep into the culture of various ethnic groups.
Should you be tired of the crowded roads and endless noises, you might want to have a glimpse of the primary forest with me.
One glimpse brought all his prejudices bubbling up from their hidden depths.
Like Bigfoot, he is glimpsed only occasionally, on grainy videotape, which feeds his myth.
What eventually took its place was a travesty of the real thing, a mockery of the power that could raise men to heaven and give them the glimpse of God for which they gladly died.
It is a glimpse into the future.
Some are larger and more colorful than others, and deep-water rigs offer the occasional glimpse at a tuna or even a billfish.
When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake.
His lyrics read like tabloid confessionals, offering glimpses into a celebrity's life.
You get a glimpse of the sea and then a wonderful view of the house. Times, Sunday Times
The zoo here is now playing host to a pair each of seamy crocodiles, alligators and caimans, giving the city dwellers a glimpse of some rare species.
It is possible that the red uniforms of several British dragoons may have been glimpsed on Novikov's estate.
Later in summer, we might get a glimpse of the bitter morello variety, used for cooking and preserving.
It's a fine and noble thing to allow children a glimpse into our nation's rich past, even if the view is filtered through a rose-colored lens that has been scrubbed as clean as patent leathers.
The literary scholar Elaine Scarry pointed out that in the classical world a glimpse of a beautiful person could imperil an observer.
We can catch a glimpse of the downtown districts.
You get a glimpse of this when you pull up a clump of grass and get a cubic foot of rootbound soil along with it. The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States
Although his Ride is confined to offstage environs, it is described in living color by the clown Biondello, affording both on- and off-stage audiences a glimpse of Petruchio's future with a curst wife.
It was a glimpse into his imaginative world and some of the sources of his creativity.
Crystal streams and waterfalls are pouring down the hillsides to lose themselves in one of Connemara's many bays, and we have a glimpse of osmunda fern, golden green and beautiful. Penelope's Irish Experiences
Between the outbuildings, we glimpsed tables and chairs set out beneath a canopy of mulberry trees in the courtyard. Times, Sunday Times
He caught a glimpse of his former lover in the theatre last night.
They glimpse a non-Modernist abstraction that is about addition and plenitude, not reduction.
The enraged men caught him just outside the door, slammed in his face by Macklin, and I had one glimpse of him as I scrambled in along the footrope. The Grain Ship
Her worried face gave me a glimpse of her true feelings.
This can be seen when he glimpses himself on the prowl in Manhattan. Times, Sunday Times
It had been calling from a field of unmown hay close to the house for much of the morning and we were sitting at the kitchen table drinking coffee, not really looking for it, but wondering whether, as it was so close, we might get a glimpse.
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He was aquiver with the idea that he had glimpsed an animating force—“the secret of life.” SuperCooperators
Earlier the pair had offered a glimpse of a future working relationship in notably respectful exchanges. Times, Sunday Times
We had, however, lost some time in fording the stream, and we had but the one glimpse of him as the trail curved. Tish
Chintithpit-mang glimpsed the black man standing calmly, arms at his sides, in the instant before the guns tore him apart. I Don’t Understand ?
As in the four other pictures, one glimpses a passing figure, perhaps the wraith of paganism.
Cinema-goers can also glimpse her playing an uncredited role in the film when it comes out next month.
The river steamboats are designed in 19th century format with stylish furnishings - an impressive mirrored and brass staircase and a lounge with a two-storied glass rear wall for a glimpse of the giant paddlewheel.
Along the coast, people have crammed themselves into steep-sided stacks of apartments in the clamour for the slightest glimpse of the sea.
Orleans, and other ports along the coast of the Republic, in that quarter of the ocean, often did this; and when the young mate first caught glimpses of the shadowy outline of this ship, he supposed it to be some packet, or cotton-droger, standing for her port on the northern shore. Jack Tier
He made films that were designed basically for the drive-in movie, to be glimpsed between clinches.
I caught a rear-end glimpse, with a stiff tail, as big in girth as my body, standing out straight behind. A RELIC OF THE PLIOCENE
His books lack the extempore felicities and the reflected fellow-feeling which lent a charm to his spoken sermons; and on the table-land of his controversial treatises, sentence follows sentence like a file of ironsides, in buff and rusty steel, a sturdy procession, but a dingy uniform; and it is only here and there where a son of Anak has burst his rags, that you glimpse a thought of uncommon stature or wonderful proportions. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852
She brought her one and only glimpse of the Iad to mind now, in all its vastness and foulness. EVERVILLE
The difficulty of keeping soldiers from straying out of quarters by night, would have sufficiently accounted for the appearance of a straggling foot-soldier; but it was more difficult to account for a mounted horseman, in full armour; and such was the apparition which a peculiarly bright glimpse of moonlight now showed at the bottom of the causewayed hill. Castle Dangerous
They set a tranquil holiday atmosphere which is just what is needed for strollers wanting a glimpse of the sea and to smell the salt.
He caught a glimpse of a pinup calendar above a dressing table, some bars of Lifebuoy soap.
Above them were fields of blazing stars and on some of the curves Marge caught a glimpse of moonlight on rolling surf.
So, there was your glimpse inside the mind of a Christian, one who tries hard to follow Jesus but still stumbles, and who is self-acknowledgedly foolish. Biblical inerrancy vs. physical evidence: continued - The Panda's Thumb
Beyond fields and woods come occasional glimpses of the lake in dry brilliant sunshine.
Like a film version of the book ‘Low Life,’ these kinetoscopes offer a fascinating glimpse into lowbrow urban pop culture at the turn of the century: sex, death, crime and bloodsports.
Neither man can be expected to catch a glimpse of the shining city on the hill. Times, Sunday Times
You come off set and there will be hundreds of people hoping to catch a glimpse. Times, Sunday Times
Will tonight give us the first glimpse of a future superstar? The Sun
As Wilson announced his withdrawal, he offered a glimpse of how he would like to like to see himself.
On that afternoon the crowds lining Constitution Hill were three to four deep, waiting patiently to catch a glimpse of Edward VIII as he returned to Buckingham Palace.
Turning left as I came to a crossroad, I caught a glimpse of my parent's cosy home before going down the steep hill.
If you come away with a glimpse of the goal for better airmanship, Davisson feels like he's done his job.
But viewers in Britain are unlikely to get a glimpse of Linda's high-rise exploits.
A recent international auction offers one glimpse into how tight the global rice market has gotten this year.
The tea must be brewed in a teapot, preferably made of glass so that a glimpse of the clear amber liquid adds to the delight.
Brides-to-be can also catch a glimpse of a specially commissioned wedding dress.
Through the arch of dappled leaves, Anna could only just glimpse a turreted house with an imposing stone facade. DREAMS OF INNOCENCE
She raised her head from her book and Crook caught a glimpse of a pointed chin and a firm, well-shaped mouth. STAGE FRIGHT
Maybe the glimpse (s) of suburban Manchester he got in the early 1950s were quite enough to feed his fantasies of that “provincial” might-have-been life. Ballardian » “Enthusiasm for the mysterious emissaries of pulp”: an interview with David Britton (the Savoy interviews, part 2a)
Even if what you see is an unwelcome glimpse of grey, if you're a professional gardener, you simply have no choice but to get out of bed and get your sou'wester on.
At the bottom was an unmanned reception desk in front of a curtain, through which a sprauncy dining room could be glimpsed.
Its flame reflected from her shades: and photophobe or no, I glimpsed naked pyromania in her grin. NIGHT SISTERS
As he spun around in his child like dance, he caught a glimpse of something off the side of the boat.
We got a glimpse of another lake on the right, Lake Gertrude, which unlike Lake Dora, is landlocked.
After setting up camp I managed to catch a glimpse of Bed on Bricks starting their set on the main stage, then proceeded to have beer in the bar by the stage area, then decided to check how the vibe at the bar on the "koppie" was. Muti
The theater was in turmoil; the audience pressed forward, hoping to catch a glimpse of what was going on.
Little Thady Kilfoyle reported that he had met the strange man a bit down the road, "leggin 'it along at a great rate, wid a black rowl of somethin' under his arm that he looked to be crumplin 'up as small as he could" -- the word "crumpling" went acutely to Mrs. Kilfoyle's heart -- and some long-sighted people declared that they could still catch glimpses of a receding figure through the hovering fog on the way towards Strangers at Lisconnel
We get glimpses of his throwaway humour. Times, Sunday Times
I think through our architecture, we can give people a glimpse of another world, and enthuse them, make them excited about ideas," Hadid said in a statement.
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Out of the corner of his eye he glimpsed the hurt look on her face.
Below her there were fugitive glimpses of a winding thread of water that was the canal.
She glimpsed crinoline out of the corner of her eye, and smelled musk and whalebone.
Visitors to Windsor Castle are to be given a glimpse of the drawings, books and documents collected by the Stuart kings and queens during their 100-year reign.
At Uplands Betty caught a glimpse of Aunt Lydia between the silver poplars, and called joyfully from the window; but the words were lost in the rattling of the wheels; and as she lay back in her corner, Uplands was left behind, and in a little while they passed into the tavern road and went on beneath the shade of interlacing branches. The Battle Ground
They had caught a glimpse of the landing stage and set down there, perhaps beaconed in by the torch left in the hut, which meant they no longer hunted by scope-or they would have known that for a decoy. Dark Piper
Her first glimpse of it was through elaborate iron gates set between two large stone pillars surmounted by rampant lions.
The stuff of impressionist painting had been the fleeting glimpse of Ia vie moderne rather than the solid statue.
Zanzibar doorways, decorated with geometric patterns, offer a glimpse of the island's Arabic history and tradition.
I can only remember a glimpse of him: dark bags under his eyes, loose pant and bluish shirt.
She stood up and caught a glimpse of herself in the overmantel mirror. COMPULSION
A throng of cheering fans gathered outside for hours just to catch a glimpse of their hero and 60 guests stayed at the hotel overnight to see him.
As the room swirled and tumbled around him, Fleet caught only a few quick glimpses of what happened next.
On the very day of sailing they caught their first glimpse of some large species of seal or walrus, which is thus described by the old narrator of the expedition: -- Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic
Happily, the horsemen had caught the glimpse of some bright ornament, clasp, or aiguillette, on Kate's dress. Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers — Volume 1
She could almost but not quite glimpse that his face was a bit non human looking, foreign in its tinyness, eyes without lashes, mouth a straight line, neck far too small, all of which could be frightening to look at deeply. The Illuminated Dream
I was in a hurry and had no time to wander its paths, but caught only a glimpse of brilliant pink tulips incandescing in the spring sun.
Many had waited for hours to catch a glimpse of him.

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