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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A quick survey or glance.
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- noun informal A brief examination, a
peek orglance .
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Examples
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Posts worth a wee look-see « Learning from Sophie Says:
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I rummage through my recipes, which breeds a grocery list, which prompts a look-see in the cabinet, which results in tossing Rosh Hashanah honey that has crystallized, and then it's onto the fridge.
Angela Himsel: Prepared for Passover -- Not! Angela Himsel 2011
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She is a great look-see with the Nikon Bincs i bought her.
A Male Perspective 2009
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Lesser-known Judy Garland musical, not especially noteworthy but worth a look-see for whenever TCM needs filler for its next Garland fest.
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She is a great look-see with the Nikon Bincs i bought her.
A Male Perspective 2009
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On my very first look-see visit to Beijing I hatched the idea of writing a column about my life in China.
Alan Paul: How Blogging Helped Me Get a Book Deal Alan Paul 2011
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Okay, I know I've milked the Christian Bale thing for pretty much all it's worth, but Slate gathered all of your favourite raging-mad celebrities in one handy little video, and it is definitely worth a look-see.
Archive 2009-02-08 Tyler 2009
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Okay, I know I've milked the Christian Bale thing for pretty much all it's worth, but Slate gathered all of your favourite raging-mad celebrities in one handy little video, and it is definitely worth a look-see.
Bale and Friends Tyler 2009
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On my very first look-see visit to Beijing I hatched the idea of writing a column about my life in China.
Alan Paul: How Blogging Helped Me Get a Book Deal Alan Paul 2011
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Lesser-known Judy Garland musical, not especially noteworthy but worth a look-see for whenever TCM needs filler for its next Garland fest.
slumry commented on the word look-see
I'd put it on my don't like list if it did not annoy me so. ;-)
July 12, 2007