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vb. (present participle of catch sight of English)
Usage examples of "catching sight of".
His carriage was graceful, his attitude humble without false modesty, and each glimpse of his face reminded her of whispered tales of innocent children half asleep at their prayers catching sight of angels.
Unfortunately, at that point this hex,' she waved impatiently at Marietta's concealed face, 'came into operation and upon catching sight of her face in my mirror the girl became too distressed to tell me any more.
She remembered that vividly, catching sight of some sister while running on an errand in the small hours and despairing that she would ever be so graceful, so queenly.
They stamped angrily about and then, catching sight of Speedy's helmet on the ledge, began sticking their heads out of the window and chattering away in the utmost excitement.
Shea whirled around fearfully, his eyes instantly catching sight of the huge black object that rose slowly from the distant Vale-climbing like a great bird into the dimness of the morning sunrise in widening spirals.
The other two boulders, catching sight of their leader, scurried after.
The gully dwarves, catching sight of the flash of steel, dropped their pots and ran wildly down the corridor.
Tasslehoff, catching sight of a brilliant, colorful flash, crept closer.
I did emerge from the other side, across the way, catching sight of myself entering the opposite one as I did so.
I broke into a jog, checking side streets and alleyways as I went, but reached the train station without catching sight of him again.
Agnes cried, catching sight of her, and flung herself at Kivrin's legs.