see over

phrasal verb

saw over; seen over; seeing over; sees over

British

: to walk around and examine (a place) carefully

They went to see the house over.

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The months-long security crackdown that followed Amini’s death killed more than 500 people and saw over 22,000 detained. —

Amir Vahdat and Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024 Though it’s risen over the course of this year, at 4.2%, the nation’s unemployment rate is two percentage points lower than the average seen over the last 50 years. —

Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024 The drones were seen over sensitive military locations, including Ramstein Air Base, and over arms and chemical manufacturers in early December, according to Reuters. —

Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024 The drones were reportedly first seen over Morris County, New Jersey – whose border sits approximately two miles north of the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster – in mid-November, according to Patch. —

Pilar Arias, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for see over