look in on

verb

looked in on; looking in on; looks in on
: to make a brief social visit to (someone)
I plan to look in on some old friends when I'm in town.

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Hell, even Texas finds itself on the outside looking in on the top ten. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026 Rivers even began looking in on offensive meetings on Zoom just in case. — Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2025 The plastic tiara looking in on the Oval Office was her donation. — Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 June 2026 The Chiefs have had many faults that have resulted in the team finding themselves on the outside looking in on the AFC playoff picture. — Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for look in on

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“Look in on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20in%20on. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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