What is "catch a glimpse"

Usage examples of "catch a glimpse".

She half turned her head, as if she were trying to catch a glimpse of Morgan's face.

He started down the outside steps, turning his head this way and that, trying to catch a glimpse of the other.

He believed that he was one of King Chaka's chosen, following the old king up that terrible cliff to the summit of Chaka's Gate, and he found himself talking gibberish in broken Zulu, and in his head he heard the deep resonant voice of the old king calling him on, giving him encouragement, and he knew if he climbed faster he might catch a glimpse of the king's face.

She had time to catch a glimpse of Loretta, then the door slammed hard, locking Loretta out.

Jillian pushed through the throng of people, peering into faces, desperate to catch a glimpse of his proud stance, his intense blue eyes.

Finally, I managed to catch a glimpse of Cranston's head at a table in a far corner.

At the north window, he leaned against the sill for a breath of the cold night air, hoping to catch a glimpse of Mad Prendos raising sail, but the sea seemed black and empty as far as the eye could see.