714 collocations for overlook

We may not be aware of them; from our very familiarity with words we may overlook the fact that in instances uncounted their oneness has been welded by a linguistic minister or justice of the peace.

After galloping about twenty miles I reached the top of a small hill overlooking the valley of that beautiful stream.

This pleasant little town is built upon a wide sweep of tableland, overlooking the river in front, and the open lake on the west.

"Youyou're all right!" * * * * * Up-stairs, in a too tufted and too crowded room directly over the frontal half of the store, the window overlooking the remote sea of city was turning taupe, the dusk of early spring, which is faintly tinged with violet, invading.

It was a very large room, overlooking the garden on the right side of the house.

The dressing-room of Eve overlooked the lake, and, about a week after her arrival, she was seated in it enjoying that peculiarly lady-like luxury, which is to be found in the process of having another gently disposing of the hair.

As soon as the enemy's resistance shows signs of weakening the G.O.C. Desert Mounted Corps will be prepared to act with the utmost vigour against his retreating troops so as to prevent their escape, or at least to drive them well beyond the high ground immediately overlooking the town from the north.

First, his men had to run the gauntlet of the fire from the bluejackets ranged along the Grand Battery, which faced the St Charles at its mouth and overlooked the narrow little street of Sous-le-Cap at a height of fifty or sixty feet.

The relic-shrine or "Daghoba" at the far end of the chapel stands upon a high plinth, and is crowned by a rounded dome, similar to the "Daghoba" at Vyaravali which overlooks the dead city of Pratappur in Salsette.

The finest of the Kaweah section of the belt is on the broad ridge between Marble Creek and the middle fork, and extends from the granite headlands overlooking the hot plains to within a few miles of the cool glacial fountains of the summit peaks.

The enemy held a line covering Bethlehem across the Hebron road to Balua, then to the hill Kibryan south-west of Beit Jala, whence the line proceeded due north to Ain Karim and Deir Yesin, both of which were strongly entrenched, on to the hill overlooking the Jerusalem road above Lifta.

The city of Memphis, from its high bluff on the Mississippi, overlooks the surrounding country for a long distance.

I found him living in what had been a temple, but what in point of fact makes a very nice cottage, overlooking the bay.

My workif anything so pleasant and unforced can carry the nameis done at a window that overlooks this park.

" "I know you think, Gar'ner, that it will be impossible for us ever to get our craft off; but you overlook one thing that we may dowhat is there to prevent our breaking her up, and of using the materials to make a smaller vessel; one of sixty tons sayin which we might get home, besides taking most of our skins?" "I will not say that will be impossible; but I do say it will be very difficult.

But then it is natural that these people should overlook this distinction, however obvious and important.

And that room, too, overlooks a tiny courtyard where one can neither see nor breathe.

I slept on a lounge in the top story of the old Press building overlooking Bridge Square, and the guns and ammunition were under my bed.

By this time night had fully come, and I knew the lad would be in no danger if he made a direct line for the fort, therefore I ceased to think of him as I urged my companion to return with me to where we could overlook the scene of confusion.

But the Lady Belle Isoult went to the tournament with her father, the King, and her mother, the Queen, and took her station at that place assigned to her whence she might overlook the field.

There are no tall mountain peaks reaching their heads towards the clouds, overlooking the waters; no ranges stretching away into the distance; no gorges or spreading valleys; no sloping hillsides, giving back the sunlight, or along which gigantic shadows of the drifting clouds float.

There was every disposition to overlook all possible faults on the nurse's part.

The cabinet, having made up its mind to yield, overlooked no point that would increase their chances of securing the approval of the Medjlis.

A road leads round its base, passing between a circular mound overlooking the "old harbour," and the yard where the concrete blocks are fashioned for the strengthening of the pier.

"What was it?" "Why, you said men like Hightower are inclined to overlook the work of the church, and that it was the church's own fault; something about raising new questions when you settle old ones.

714 collocations for  overlook