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词汇 sighting
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Definition of sighting in English:

sighting

noun ˈsʌɪtɪŋ
  • An instance of seeing or catching sight of something, typically something unusual or rare.

    the reported sightings of a UFO near a Suffolk airbase
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The UFO Society had been inundated with phone calls about the unusual sightings.
    • There have been sightings, which are so far unconfirmed, of otters at Shipley and Keighley.
    • Last year the Gazette reported sightings of the creature at the back of Helm Hill and at Natland.
    • The hot summer of 2003 has led to more northern sightings of Britain's smallest rodent.
    • Dolphins are in the area most of the year, with some sightings of whales reported.
    • Rare sightings of him suggest a depressed individual, bloated and forlorn.
    • There have been reported sightings of Big Cats like pumas and panthers in West Wales and the rest of Britain for years.
    • Ghostly sightings at the castle have included a monk on the ancient motte staircase and an apparition of a medieval lady.
    • The Gazette has reported sightings of black big cats as far apart as Calne, Great Bedwyn and Malmesbury.
    • The warnings come after pest control officers reported a surge in calls reporting sightings of rats and mice.
    • They blame the city's burgeoning night-time economy for increased sightings of rats.
    • There have been reported sightings of a ghostly figure wandering through the pub in Shirley.
    • The incident room was swamped with thousands of sightings of suspicious green cars across the UK.
    • Several cougar sightings have been reported in the Lynn Valley area in the past two weeks.
    • This week online clairvoyant Graham Dare provides answers to two spooky spirit sightings.
    • The spokesman said few sightings of dead fish between Haxby and York had been reported.
    • Keighley is now recognised as a UFO hot spot, with dozens of sightings being reported over the years.
    • Even a trip to the beach at La Rochelle yielded sightings of sea holly and sea lavender in nearby sand-dunes.
    • In the past year there have been several reported sightings of the so-called beast.
    • Rithe points out that tigers have become nocturnal and sightings are very rare.

Rhymes

backlighting, lighting, self-righting, unexciting, uninviting, whiting, writing
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