ESPY in a Sentence

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17 example sentences for ESPY, such as:

1. I entered a village which I espied.
2. Where love fails, we espy all faults.
3. One day Robinson Crusoe espied a foot print on the sand.
4. Aeneas, espying him in the deep columns, makes on to meet him.
5. Nevertheless, it came to pass that Jean Valjean sometimes espied him.

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 Meanings and Examples of ESPY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
espy
 v.  catch sight of; glimpse; discover at a distance
Classic Sentence:
1  I espy him," said De Bracy; "I see the waving of a knight's crest, and the gleam of his armour.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
2  Him thou couldst espy like one who chafes and like one who threatens, because Cocles dared to tear down the bridge, and Cloelia broke her bonds and swam the river.
The Aeneid By Virgil
Context  Highlight   In BOOK EIGHTH
3  I entered a village which I espied.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER IV—FORMS ASSUMED BY SUFFERING DURING SLEEP
4  As he walked through the thicket in the direction of Montfermeil, he had espied that tiny shadow moving with a groan, depositing a burden on the ground, then taking it up and setting out again.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VI—WHICH POSSIBLY PROVES BOULATRUELLE'S INTELLIGE...
5  Jean Valjean measured with his eyes the wall above which he espied the linden; it was about eighteen feet in height.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER V—WHICH WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE WITH GAS LANTERNS
6  Nevertheless, it came to pass that Jean Valjean sometimes espied him.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VII—TO ONE SADNESS OPPOSE A SADNESS AND A HALF
7  During all this time, Little Gavroche, who alone had not quitted his post, but had remained on guard, thought he espied some men stealthily approaching the barricade.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 14: CHAPTER III—GAVROCHE WOULD HAVE DONE BETTER TO ACCEPT ENJ...
8  Sweeping all the view, I at last espied this fleet standing in to shore.
The Aeneid By Virgil
Context  Highlight   In BOOK THIRD
9  And now his men had traversed their way; they espied the towers and steep roofs of the Latins, and drew near the wall.
The Aeneid By Virgil
Context  Highlight   In BOOK SEVENTH
10  When he espied Denisov he hastily threw something into the bushes, removed his sodden hat by its floppy brim, and approached his commander.
War and Peace 5 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 14: CHAPTER VI
11  Ship in sight is none; three stags he espies straying on the shore; behind whole herds follow, and graze in long train across the valley.
The Aeneid By Virgil
Context  Highlight   In BOOK FIRST
12  Volscens is mad with rage, and nowhere espies the sender of the weapon, nor where to direct his fury.
The Aeneid By Virgil
Context  Highlight   In BOOK NINTH
13  Aeneas, espying him in the deep columns, makes on to meet him.
The Aeneid By Virgil
Context  Highlight   In BOOK TENTH
Example Sentence:
1  Amidst a crowd in black clothing, I espy the colorful dress that my friend is wearing.
2  Where love fails, we espy all faults.
3  One day Robinson Crusoe espied a foot print on the sand.
4  The well-known professor espies the smallest slip I make.