How to Use look over in a Sentence

look over

verb
  • The girls came in the evening to look over the house, and Calum ordered takeaway.
    Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
  • The crew looked over the side and saw black fins breaking the glassy surface.
    Tomas Weber, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
  • Below, even more of the best Grammys looks over the year.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2024
  • So please take a moment to look over our work from the past year.
    Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024
  • When the crowd finishes its cheer, Loreto looks over the edge and takes in the city.
    David Hill, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Take a minute to look over this list of movies for kids and adults and then vote on your favorite.
    Madison Alcedo and Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Like taking a good long look over a big cold lake in the morning.
    Daniel Kohn, Spin, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Now's the time to look over the situation with a fine-toothed comb.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 1 July 2023
  • And then the other portion of the audience can sit in seats and look over the edge and all that.
    Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2023
  • While scanning the menu, the man looked over at my dinner and asked me how my lamb chops were.
    Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Of course, many people have tried out Solange's liner look over the past 12 years.
    Devon Abelman, Allure, 30 Apr. 2021
  • The man will actually look over my head and find the nearest man in the room to talk to about it.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Both bucks looked over at me a few times, then finally broke and close to 32 yards.
    Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The clips see North getting her hair styled as Kanye looks over her shoulder.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The officers saw Adams look over his left shoulder, with the gun still in his right hand.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 20 July 2022
  • The statue of Jesus stands almost 125 feet tall and looks over Rio de Janeiro.
    Harrison Pierce, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Chin tilts, smoldering eyes, a coy look over the shoulder.
    Natalie B. Compton, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Jan. 2023
  • The supermodel has worn so many iconic looks over the years, but the 2021 Met Gala will go down as one of her best.
    Renee Anderson, CBS News, 4 May 2024
  • The competition doesn’t look over by any means, as showcased on the Tide’s depth chart.
    Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Try rolling your shoulders or turning your head to each side to look over your shoulder.
    Anne Harding, Health, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The two boys had gone for a drive, and Zac kept fearfully looking over his shoulder.
    Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
  • With that decided, Reich said Young would not have to look over his shoulder if there are bumps in the road.
    Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 26 July 2023
  • The windows were below the ground level looked over some ivy planted to a ledge at street level.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Photograph: Ryan Young In looking over the footage for the doc, was there anything that surprised you?
    WIRED, 27 July 2023
  • At the first shot, Mr. Landis turned to look over his right shoulder in the direction of the sound but spotted nothing.
    Peter Baker, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2023
  • There are 18 windows on both floors of the apartment, looking over Broadway & 18th Street.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 19 Oct. 2023
  • At one point, Kandice looked over and saw a drive-in movie theater lit up, with people streaming into the lot and a man in the box office.
    Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
  • Jenner has stepped out in multiple summery street-style looks over the past few weeks.
    Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Aug. 2023
  • But on Friday, the Labour leader was not looking over his shoulder at the Tories.
    Mark Landler, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Uetliberg is a small mountain that looks over the whole city and lake and has plenty of refreshment options at the summit.
    Noele Illien, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2024

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