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catch a glimpse

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  1. catch sight, get a look, catch a glimpseverb

    see something for a brief time

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  1. catch a glimpse

    "Catch a glimpse" refers to the act of seeing or perceiving something briefly or for a very short time period, often unintentionally or out of the corner of one's eye. It suggests an incomplete or quick view on something.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of catch a glimpse in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of catch a glimpse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of catch a glimpse in a Sentence

  1. Caleb Ashling:

    We had some reports from residents of some increasingly large groups of goldfish out on Keller Lake, folks were seeing them from shore or if they were out kayaking, they would catch a glimpse of them when they were out in their boat.

  2. Leonardo da Vinci:

    The artist sees what others only catch a glimpse of.

  3. Patrick Hartigan in a statement:

    The further north a viewer is, the less time they'll have to catch a glimpse of the conjunction before the planets sink below the horizon.


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    not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight
    A dangerous
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