1
: a chance of success
2
: a quick pass in football to a receiver running diagonally toward the center of the field
Examples of look-in in a Sentence
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The third game tonight, between Texas and Colorado State, is scheduled to tip at 6:50 p.m.
13:49: UNC has opened an 18-point lead, and another live look-in is on the big screen during a Wagner timeout.
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Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2024
The fact that Scorsese and Eric Roth’s adapted screenplay didn’t get a look-in.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2024
Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2024
The fact that Scorsese and Eric Roth’s adapted screenplay didn’t get a look-in.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1653, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Dictionary Entries Near look-in
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“Look-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look-in. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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