Overlooked
[,əuvə'lukt]
Definition
(adj.) not taken into account; 'his retirement was not allowed to go unmarked' .
Typed by Gladys--From WordNet
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Overlook
Typist: Miguel
Examples
- The daily appearance of a brougham and pair could hardly have been overlooked in such Sleepy Hollows. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Aside from the development of the motion picture as a spectacle, there has gone on an evolution in its use for educational purposes of wide range, which must not be overlooked. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- She had overlooked the fact that, in coming as a boy among other boys, she would be treated as a boy. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Kind Mrs. Vesey, whom we have all too much overlooked and forgotten of late, innocently caused us a sad morning to begin with. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- When this social aim is overlooked, however, the study of primitive life becomes simply a rehearsing of sensational and exciting features of savagery. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- No letter that can possibly have been overlooked? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- But above all, above respect and esteem, there was a motive within her of goodwill which could not be overlooked. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- I was marvelling in my own mind how I could possibly have overlooked so obvious a clue. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Sherman was on the right, and covered the high ground from where it overlooked the Yazoo as far south-east as his troops would extend. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- But usually--at least in complicated situations--acting upon it brings to light conditions which had been overlooked. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- His room overlooked the front of the premises and the valley of the heath beyond. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- But the mischief she might do, as a willing instrument in her husband's hands, was too formidable to be overlooked. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The circumstance was overlooked and negotiations continued. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- That church, whose dark, half-ruinous turrets overlooked the square, was the venerable and formerly opulent shrine of the Magi. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Mont Bl?nc, the supreme and magnificent Mont Bl?nc, raised itself from the surrounding _aiguilles_, and its tremendous _dome_ overlooked the valley. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- There's folks in heath who've been overlooked already. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Fulton himself could not be overlooked. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- With real affection, Fanny, like mine, more might be overlooked. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- The financial aspect of these enterprises is often overlooked and forgotten. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- They disliked me; and they sullenly, sternly, steadily, overlooked me. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- But the probability of other islands having once existed as halting-places, of which not a wreck now remains, must not be overlooked. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- You may conceivably have overlooked it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Small Users not Overlooked. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I shall give directions that you may remain behind when the others go, so that you may copy it at your leisure without fear of being overlooked. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- As we swung toward the great windows which overlooked the gardens of Issus a sight met my gaze which sent a wave of exultation over me. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Eustacia involuntarily turned to the open window which overlooked the garden as far as the bank that bounded it. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The possibility of hypothetical conclusions, of tentative results, is the fact which the Greek dilemma overlooked. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The room overlooked the river, or a dock, or a creek, and the tide was out. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- So saying, she led the way through winding corridors until at a sudden turn we came upon an opening which overlooked the Valley Dor. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The servants deny having seen it before, but among the numerous curiosities in the house it is possible that it may have been overlooked. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
Typist: Miguel