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overlooking

How to use overlooking in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for overlooking.

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Editorial note

I suspect you're overlooking Guido's sense of humor.

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Quick take

used of a height or viewpoint; "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of overlooking gathered in one view.

adjective

used of a height or viewpoint; "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for overlooking.

adjective

used of a height or viewpoint; "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom"

See also: commanding, dominating

Example sentences

1

I suspect you're overlooking Guido's sense of humor.

2

We went up in an observation tower overlooking the preserve and watched A-10s do strafing practice.

3

Isn't switching from one closed source backup system to another closed source system overlooking the elephant in the room?

4

Calling Reuters fools by niggling about the technical meaning of 'tax', while conveniently overlooking the clear message of the article.

5

Notice how often she ignores this and how completely oblivious the other men are that she's overlooking their behavior.

6

I would, however, assume that in most situations where somebody perceives the car as too slow, what is actually happening is the human overlooking some risk factor.

7

What we're not sure of is whether NP is a proper superset of P: the two could be equivalent, and we could just be overlooking polynomial-time algorithmic solutions to the problems we currently believe to be NP but not P.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use overlooking in a sentence?

I suspect you're overlooking Guido's sense of humor.

What does overlooking mean?

used of a height or viewpoint; "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom"

What part of speech is overlooking?

overlooking is commonly used as adjective.