Sights in Oxford

eyesight, vision, eyes, faculty of sight, power of sight, ability to see, visual perception, observation

1. 1.1The action or fact of seeing someone or something.

   ‘I've always been scared of the sight of blood’

2. ‘That emotion was the only thing that kept Paris from retching; she was still a young angel, this was her very first sight of blood.’
3. ‘The sight of the blood no longer bothered me; I had seen far too much blood in my twenty years.’
4. ‘The sight of Midge shot blood to every corner of his being, drowning his pain further with each heartbeat.’
5. ‘The sight of him looking like the homeless person he actually was joins the iconic images of our time.’
6. ‘The sight of the blood had been enough, but all the gory was too much for her to bear.’
7. ‘The sight of Noel, looking so much more the girlfriend I'd always wanted than Abby ever had, melted my heart.’
8. ‘We had not one look, glance, sight, glimpse, sound, whisper, touch, tap, smell, scent.’
9. ‘Reese cringed at the extreme sight of blood.’
10. ‘Yet worse then all that was the fact that the very sight of him made her hunger for his touch all over again…’
11. ‘The sight of blood flowing from his lip and nose was almost too much.’
12. ‘The sight of the blood and the use of the blade were obviously the key to his sexuality, according to forensic psychologists.’
13. ‘Scotty glanced about for any sight of the East Team before answering.’
14. ‘Shana was the first to recover from the disturbing sight of blood trickling through Krist's fingers.’
15. ‘The sight of her eyes constantly shifting from blue to gold did nothing to calm him.’
16. ‘At the first sight of blood the man changed channels to find the game show that he usually watched in the late afternoon.’
17. ‘The sight of the Look Out being lashed in the way that it was is a memory that will stay with me forever.’
18. ‘She knew this bliss could not have lasted long, unfortunately, for she awoke at the expected sight of blood.’
19. ‘The sight of blood set her heart racing and she had the urge to throw something else at the woman.’
20. ‘The sight of blood could set some people into hysterics.’
21. ‘Ebony gasped at the sudden sight of blood and backed away.’
22. 1.2The area or distance within which someone can see or something can be seen.

    ‘he now refused to let Rose out of his sight’

23. ‘When his cottage is out of her sight, she looks at the grass and cries an ocean of tears as she reaches her cottage within four hours.’
24. ‘Seattle is still within sight to the northeast, and the snowcapped Olympic Mountains rise just above the wing to the west.’
25. ‘Continue your activities, paying no attention to your child but remaining within sight.’
26. ‘Although they were clearly within sight, they seemed very distant and remote.’
27. ‘The castle loomed above us, within sight, but we could not summon enough energy to convince each other to go up there.’
28. ‘The only thing within sight was a figure off in the distance.’
29. ‘At least there, they hadn't needed to be close at all times, just within sight.’
30. ‘I got up quickly when I realized, but Faith was, oddly enough, not within my sight.’
31. ‘The men were drowned within sight and sound and near touching distance of frantic relatives.’
32. ‘The line was almost within sight, less than 1km away on a crowd-lined finishing straight in central Nancy.’
33. ‘Before leaving my sight, Itrenore looked back one last time and smiled at me.’
34. ‘If your child wants you to stay, but you do not want to watch the procedure, step back, but stay within your child's sight.’
35. ‘In fact, your teenager will be out of your sight most of the time.’
36. ‘The crew also said they fired flares when another boat came within sight, but that it did not stop for them.’
37. ‘Sheldon still walks her dogs in the forest, but is more apprehensive about letting the animals out of her sight when in the area.’
38. ‘I watched as her shadow fled from my sight before looking down at the cloth to finish folding it into a little compress.’
39. ‘Indeed, you can find some marvellous fishing within sight and sound of Copenhagen airport itself.’
40. ‘For some time now dog snatching has been prevalent in our area and all dogs should be within sight at all times.’
41. ‘She shook her head not even bothering to ask where he was off to, but as soon as he had disappeared from her sight, curiosity got a hold of her.’
42. ‘Partners had to remain within sight and be on hand to witness recordings of any fish caught.’
43. 1.3dated A person's view or consideration.

    ‘we are all equal in the sight of God’

44. ‘The first step on the road to heaven for each of us is to realize our true spiritual state in the sight of God.’
45. ‘The prelude to this is the acknowledgement that all people are equal in the sight of God, which is the enduring logic for the juridical equality of all citizens.’
46. ‘Vigilance and piety prevailed over the brute force of nature, and Juliet and John are married in the sight of God as well as of the State of New Jersey.’
47. ‘Vows declaring two individuals permanently one in the sight of God, a bond no one may put asunder, are taken as mostly a quaint rhetoric or archaic poetry.’
48. ‘Nothing but nothing justifies suicide bombing - the life of every Israeli child is of equal value and as precious in the sight of God as that of every Palestinian child.’