How to Use see in a Sentence

see

1 of 2 verb
  • I saw her take the money.
  • You have to see it to believe it.
  • Let me see what you're holding in your hand.
  • I can't see a thing without my glasses.
  • Would you turn on the light? I can hardly see a thing.
  • It was so dark that I couldn't see anything.
  • I saw your sister at the party, but I didn't talk to her.
  • He was last seen leaving his house yesterday morning.
  • Nobody saw the accident happen.
  • And if your teen wants to see the movie?
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Let’s see what round two has in store for us.
    — Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Some spots could see a briefly strong storm with gusty winds.
    — Molly Robey, Washington Post, 7 May 2023
  • Then to see the whole team take off from there was great.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • The goal is not simply to be seen.
    — Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The lower courts have seen this.
    — Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Here's how to see the moonbow there.
    — Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Don’t wait for your job to check in with you to see how things are.
    — NBC News, 13 July 2018
  • His team sees the deal as a start, not an ending.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Chmelař saw a chance to poke fun at the new draft pick.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Want to see where the virus is spreading fastest in the state?
    — Matt Delong, Star Tribune, 14 Jan. 2021
  • Most places saw around two hundredths of an inch of rain or less.
    — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • But Yehezkel Schweiger doesn't see it that way.
    — Charlie D'agata, CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • There was nothing but fish nests for as far as the eye could see.
    — Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2022
  • But those of us who love the game don’t want to see players grind.
    — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2021
  • Alex Jones has seen the same pattern.
    — Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • This is seen in Cervantes’ work.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
  • But once these storms are clear, the city should see a few days of sunshine.
    — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 13 Sep. 2020
  • Have to wait and see how free agency and the draft play out across the league.
    — Kent Youngblood, Star Tribune, 1 Feb. 2021
  • Nine minutes in, Haiti saw its chance and took it.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 June 2026
  • Segall sees other ways to tell the story as well.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 May 2026

see

2 of 2 noun
  • Why are they called 'no-see-ums'?
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 19 June 2026
  • For the rest of us, there’s the wait-and-see option.
    — Ian Baker december 04, New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Bolton is a great see-ball, get-ball linebacker who plays fast.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 1 May 2021
  • Some are essential, some are fun, but all are worth a look-see.
    — Josh Max, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
  • As for the chaos abroad, the Democrats are in see-no-evil denial.
    — Elizabeth Llorente | Fox News, Fox News, 21 June 2018
  • Scope out all your options by stage, date, time and genre, and make your own must-see lists.
    — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2019
  • Clip the coupon button on the page the see the discount at checkout.
    — Haley Sprankle, WIRED, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Click through above for the must-see shows coming to Houston.
    — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Beer cans fit like puzzle pieces into the see-through backpack.
    — Michael Cabanatuan, SFChronicle.com, 4 Oct. 2019
  • Everything right now with tariffs strikes me as wait-and-see.
    — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The Fed had been in wait-in-see mode in case tariffs pushed prices higher.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Taking care of a bite Many types of no-see-ums eat nectar from plants.
    — Eva Flowe may 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
  • Some people call no-see-ums, sand flies, and other biting midges gnats, too.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Zoe will be watching the must-see shows live from her iPad rather than the crowded front row.
    — Alicia Brunker, ELLE Decor, 5 Feb. 2014
  • The wait-and-see approach isn’t only going to be at center this year.
    — Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Or Freeze as a see-no-evil head coach who wanted results but not details?
    — Kevin Scarbinsky, AL.com, 11 June 2017
  • Yanez then asked to his see driver’s license and proof of insurance.
    — Sarah Horner, Twin Cities, 12 June 2017
  • Experts then filled the see-through tent with dozens of male and female moths and let the insects get to work.
    — Steve Annear, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2019
  • The goal scoring was just getting started in what would turn out to be a see-saw battle.
    — Josh Guesman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2019
  • The overtime started out in see-saw fashion as the two teams exchanged the lead four times.
    — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Childs understands some see buying healthy foods as a pricey challenge.
    — Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • And with see-through wings, the insects are less likely to become tasty treats for predators.
    — Liz Langley, National Geographic, 25 Mar. 2017
  • With that, there are three things your team can begin to apply today in order to get off the see-saw.
    — Ellevate, Forbes, 10 June 2021
  • The crowd favorite was the light-up see-saw installation, which stretched the length of the street.
    — Briana Rice, The Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2020
  • But the iPhone wasn’t the only phone see price hikes when 5G arrived.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Could that city be the one see through Loki’s eyes in the TV show’s first episode?
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 22 June 2021
  • The first paragraph of the Wikipedia entry for Doombot is worth a look-see.
    — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 31 Mar. 2021
  • Sore arm, yes, flu-like symptoms, yes, but no mention of the ability to make the blind see or the deaf hear.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2021
  • The virus is carried by mosquitoes and small biting midges, also known as no-see-ums.
    — Patrick Jackson, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Colman Domingo is off the see the Wizard.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025

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