How to Use spotting scope in a Sentence

spotting scope

noun

• Bring binoculars or a spotting scope to zoom in on the action.
  — Kitson Jazynka, National Geographic, 2 July 2019
• There are spotting scopes to improve your chances of seeing one.
  — Sharon Boorstin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2019
• Looking for the deer through a spotting scope, Weingarten saw the snow leopard stalking a group of blue sheep.
  — National Geographic, 20 Dec. 2017
• One look with the spotting scope confirmed my fears, the rams had left their hideout, walked within a hundred yards of my tent in the night, and were on the move.
  — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 9 Sep. 2020
• Park safely off the road, stroll up to a group clustered around a spotting scope, and ask polite questions.
  — Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2019
• There are many places around the state to drive to, park and spot animals with binoculars or spotting scopes.
  — Roger Phillips, idahostatesman, 9 Jan. 2018
• Use binoculars or spotting scopes and a camera with a long lens.
  — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 19 Oct. 2019
• But until the trees leaf out, the nest should be easily viewable from the Towpath Trail with the aid of binoculars or a spotting scope.
  — James F. McCarty, cleveland.com, 28 Feb. 2018
• Moving with exquisite care, Dave Marsh crept to his spotting scope.
  — Philip Caputo, Field & Stream, 22 Nov. 2020
• Lafferty spots an osprey in the distance, and trains his spotting scope to watch as the fishing hawk rips apart and bolts down chunks of a mullet held in its talons.
  — Kenneth R. Weiss, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2018
• Free use of binoculars and spotting scopes is available.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2020
• The first was a single magnification spotting scope that gave the astronauts a wide field of view.
  — Amy Shira Teitel, Discover Magazine, 15 June 2019
• Use a spotting scope, binoculars or a telephoto lens and be content to watch from a safe distance.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2021
• Norboo walks easily, even with a tripod and spotting scope slung over a shoulder.
  — Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2020
• Briley captured more photos and videos of the iconic American bird with his phone using a spotting scope.
  — Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2022
• Using your binocular or spotting scope, pivot until the mirage boils straight up and down.
  — John B. Snow, Field & Stream, 30 Nov. 2020
• The park also recommends using a spotting scope to see animals from afar.
  — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 27 May 2021
• That afternoon, workers from a cheese-processing plant in Utah played with a spotting scope—a device that can detect sheds from hundreds of yards away.
  — The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2022
• For the time being, ignore those otherwise-kind instincts to trade binoculars and let others take peeks through your spotting scope.
  — cleveland, 19 Mar. 2020
• One afternoon that week, Phil got his spotting scope and drove his red Chevy toward one of his horn-hunting spots, a ridge from which gullies descended to a river.
  — Abe Streep, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2018
• Equipped with spotting scopes and binoculars, guides accompany tourists on glass-bottom boats that make the 20-minute trip across the Atlantic from the fishing village of Speyside.
  — Melanie Reffes, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2018
• Before Visiting Bring a spotting scope, or at least some good binoculars.
  — Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2019
• Special agents found a loaded magazine on Merryman and a spotting scope in his backpack.
  — Fox News, 31 Jan. 2022
• Found 50 feet up a cypress tree—a position that has protected it from poachers—visitors can behold it through a spotting scope on site.
  — Mac Stone, National Geographic, 25 Oct. 2019
• However, there’s more to a spotting scope than pure observation.
  — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 18 Aug. 2020
• With his professional video gear still in New York, Torres put up hummingbird feeders and invested in a spotting scope and clamps to attach his iPhone to the feeders.
  — Gillian Flaccus, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2020
• Wildlife watching Most who venture out to see wildlife or bird-watch will bring binoculars, a spotting scope, a rangefinder and a camera with a long lens, plus identification books.
  — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 5 June 2019
• Stay in a vehicle, which makes a terrific blind, when possible and use binoculars, a spotting scope or a telephoto lens.
  — Sarah Bowman, Indianapolis Star, 8 Dec. 2017
• Slankard suggests quietly viewing them through binoculars or a spotting scope from a few hundred feet away to avoid disturbing them.
  — James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2017
• All told, this was the standout optic in this year’s spotting scope category, and a worthy recipient of our Editor’s Choice award.
  — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 18 Aug. 2020

Last Updated: 7 Aug 2024