look through

phrasal verb

looked through; looking through; looks through

: to read or briefly examine some of the pages of (a book, magazine, etc.)

She was looking through a magazine as she waited in the doctor's office.

: to look at the different parts of (a collection or group of things)

I looked through all his letters.

: to place one's eyes so as to see through (something)

look through a telescope

: to pretend not to see or recognize (someone) in a rude or unfriendly way

We used to be best friends but when she passed me on the street yesterday she looked (right/straight) through me without even saying hello!

Examples of look through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Proctor admitted making comments to supervisors about not finding nude photos of Read while looking through her phone, the AP reported. —

Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 26 June 2024 Nearly 8,000 affordable or workforce housing units either already exist or are planned in Palm Beach County, and current or prospective residents can look through them all in a new county tool, county officials say. —

Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 23 June 2024 After Sherri's hoax made national news, Keith debated changing his children's last name and even gave them a list of last names to look through. —

Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024 Earlier this month, the office asked supervisors to look through a list of 10,000 voters compiled by right-wing activists, NBC News reported. —

Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for look through

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