SIGHT in a Sentence

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For SIGHT, below is one of 292 sentences:
He saw Jotham Powell walking up the hill through the morning mist, and the familiar sight added to his growing conviction of security.

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 Meanings and Examples of SIGHT
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
sight
 n.  the ability to see
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 Mitche
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 Mitche
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 Mitche
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 Mitche
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 Mitche
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 Mitche
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 Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
Example Sentence: (82 in 6 pages)
16  At the sight of this cruelty, they could hardly contain their anger.
17  The house disappeared from sight as we rounded a corner.
18  The young couple fell in love at first sight.
19  He will describe it in detail sight, smell, every-thing.
20  The cannon can be linked to the line of sight of the gunner so that it points in the same direction that he is looking in.
21  He had placed himself directly in my line of sight.
22  Man cannot discover new oceans unlehe has courage to lost sight of the shore.
23  Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has courage to lose sight of the shore.
24  The disease has affected her sight.
25  The doctor restored him to his sight.
26  He was frightened at the sight of the dog.
27  If your sight is poor, you should not drive a car.
28  You can enjoy the extraordinary sight unbroken cloud plains that stretch out before you.
29  Everybody hates the sight of you.
30  The eye is the organ of sight.