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After that win, coach Billy Donovan admitted his relief at the sight of Williams successfully forcing the ball through the rim.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
And just as her onscreen character freaked out at the sight of a lizard in her room, Rothwell did not react calmly in the moment.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Amusingly, the Sleepwalkers cannot survive contact with simple house cats, which leads to all sorts of ridiculous scenes of our bad guy screaming in horror at the sight of Garfield.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
The ache at the sight of an empty mailbox was, in my memory, more than balanced out by the ecstasy at the letter that finally arrived.
—Melissa Kirsch, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
And just as her onscreen character freaked out at the sight of a lizard in her room, Rothwell did not react calmly in the moment.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025
Amusingly, the Sleepwalkers cannot survive contact with simple house cats, which leads to all sorts of ridiculous scenes of our bad guy screaming in horror at the sight of Garfield.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
The ache at the sight of an empty mailbox was, in my memory, more than balanced out by the ecstasy at the letter that finally arrived.
—Melissa Kirsch, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
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“At the sight of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20sight%20of. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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