Used in a Sentence

sightings

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for sightings.

Editorial note

Sorry I didn't mean to sound like I was doubting your account, was intended as a confirmation of your sightings!

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

The act of catching sight of something, especially something searched for.

Meaning at a glance

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

noun

The act of catching sight of something, especially something searched for.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sightings.

noun

The act of catching sight of something, especially something searched for.

Example sentences

1

Sorry I didn't mean to sound like I was doubting your account, was intended as a confirmation of your sightings!

2

For example, many 'ghost' sightings are in houses with higher than usual levels of carbon monoxide.

3

You would think UFO sightings would increase now that everyone carries a HD video camera with them at all times.

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However, the sheer variability of these reports does discredit the idea that there is a common explanation for all of these sightings.

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And the red circles are sightings clustered into 120 clusters, then normalised by population.

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Clearly, some UFO sightings have been of objects that are physical and unknown.

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But there are a lot of sightings captured on cell phones these days.

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The green colors show sightings per capita in a state, darker is more.

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Search youtube for UFO and you'll find thousands of videos with sightings.

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I've been working on a UFO sightings visualisation as an example for a d3.js video course.

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And that there are strangely many sightings per capita in the north-west.

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UFO's sightings, missing pets, amber alerts could be other such usages.

Quote examples

1

Yes, there have been instances of subsonic standing waves/resonance in hallways that have caused feelings of fear and reports of "ghost" sightings.

2

That it seems they do not exist is simply sampling bias—there aren't many "sightings" of people that don't want to be seen, let alone remembered.

3

I will surely remember and miss him as I walk through campus next year and remember all the "sightings." What a loss.

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The "result" is that most sightings happen near air/navy bases.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use sightings in a sentence?

Sorry I didn't mean to sound like I was doubting your account, was intended as a confirmation of your sightings!

What does sightings mean?

The act of catching sight of something, especially something searched for.

What part of speech is sightings?

sightings is commonly used as noun.