How to Use look over in a Sentence

look over

verb
  • To look over at Stephen’s chair.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Now look over there and look at that kid over there.
    — Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Punk came out to the top of the stage and looked over the crowd.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The award shows look over many who should be honored.
    — Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • See how it's looked over the years in photos.
    — AZCentral.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • But looking over at this man’s phone knocked her back down.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 6 Dec. 2025
  • So please take a moment to look over our work from the past year.
    — Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024
  • And looked over my shoulder to my Grams.
    — Gail Zimmerman, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
  • At the same time, turn your head to look over your right shoulder.
    — Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 25 Dec. 2025
  • This year, a pair of catbirds is looking over the yard again.
    — Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • Like taking a good long look over a big cold lake in the morning.
    — Daniel Kohn, Spin, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The crew looked over the side and saw black fins breaking the glassy surface.
    — Tomas Weber, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
  • But now, even long-time bulls are looking over their shoulders.
    — Denitsa Tsekova, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
  • That's my new look over the last few years; now I'm obsessed with them.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Take a minute to look over this list of movies for kids and adults and then vote on your favorite.
    — Madison Alcedo and Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Hunt looked over and saw English flat on the field, not moving.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Taking some time to look over everything now will pay off in the long run.
    — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
  • While scanning the menu, the man looked over at my dinner and asked me how my lamb chops were.
    — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Not after how lost the Trojans have looked over these past five games.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Stop to play dominoes at the park and look over the rooster sculptures.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 25 July 2024
  • This looked over the summer like a lineup card that would fill out itself.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
  • At that point the man looked over his right shoulder and spotted Mitchell.
    — Lizz Schumer, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Now's the time to look over the situation with a fine-toothed comb.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 1 July 2023
  • Jena looked over at the man’s camel, drowsing alongside the tent.
    — Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Return your head to the center, then turn your head to look over your left shoulder.
    — Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 16 June 2025
  • Try rolling your shoulders or turning your head to each side to look over your shoulder.
    — Anne Harding, Health, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Treat stains and odors While your mattress is bare, give it a good look over—and a sniff too.
    — Heather Cruickshank, SELF, 23 Nov. 2024
  • The girls came in the evening to look over the house, and Calum ordered takeaway.
    — Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
  • Several celebrities have put their spin on the look over the course of the last few months.
    — Julia Teti, WWD, 15 July 2024
  • Return your head to the center, then turn your head to look over your left shoulder.
    — Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 25 Dec. 2025

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