ADJ
- excellent, good, normal, perfect
- defective, failing, poor, weak
- long, short
VERB + SIGHT
- have
- She has very little sight in her left eye
- lose
- He's lost the sight of one eye
- save
- The surgeons battled to save her sight
SIGHT + VERB
- deteriorate, fail, go
- I think my sight is beginning to go
VERB + SIGHT
- catch, get, have
- She suddenly caught sight of the look on her mother's face. We will soon get our first sight of the Statue of Liberty
- keep
- She kept sight of him in her mirror
- lose
PREP
- at the ~ (of)
- Her knees went weak at the sight of him
PHRASES
- at first sight
- He looked at first sight like an English tourist
- cannot stand/bear the sight of sth (= hate seeing sb/sth)
- I never could stand the sight of blood
- a clear sight of sth
- He didn't shoot until he had a clear sight of the goal
- know sb by sight (= to recognize sb without knowing them well), the mere/very sight of sb/sth
- The mere sight of her sitting there made his heart beat faster
- shoot (sb) on sight (= to shoot sb immediately you see them)
- Soldiers have been ordered to shoot looters on sight
- sick of the sight of sb/sth
- We've shared an office for too long and we're sick of the sight of each other
VERB + SIGHT
- come into
- Then the towers of the castle came into sight
- disappear from, vanish from
- She watched until the car disappeared from sight
- hide (sth) from, remove sth from
- I hid the papers from sight
- keep sth in
- Keep their car in sight for as long as you can
PREP
- in ~ (often figurative)
- The end is in sight (= will happen soon)
- out of ~
- He kept out of sight behind a pillar
- within ~ of
- The cricket ground was situated within sight of both village pubs
PHRASES
- come in sight of sb/sth
- At last we came in sight of a few houses
- in full sight of sb
- He tried to break into a car in full sight of a policeman
- in plain sight
- They waited until the enemy was in plain sight
- your line of sight
- She was now standing just out of his line of sight
- not let sb/sth out of your sight
- Whatever you do, don't let them out of your sight!
ADJ
- common, regular
- bizarre, rare, strange, unexpected, unfamiliar, unlikely, unusual
- awe-inspiring, awesome, beautiful, breathtaking, fine, impressive, inspiring, magnificent, spectacular, splendid, unforgettable, wonderful
- depressing, pathetic, pitiful, sad, sorry
- He really did look a sorry sight, his hair tangled and his clothing covered in feathers
- ghastly, gruesome, horrifying, terrible, terrifying
PHRASES
- not a pretty sight
- I'm not a pretty sight when I get out of bed in the morning
- sights and sounds
- The sights and sounds of the city distracted her from her work
VERB + SIGHT
- see, take in, visit
- Let's get out of the hotel and see the sights
VERB + SIGHT
- have sb/sth in/within
- Rossi has the defending champion in her sights in tomorrow's race
- lower, raise
- After failing to get into university, he lowered his sights and got a job in a shop
PHRASES
- set your sights on sth/have your sights set on sth
- She has her sights set on becoming a writer
- set your sights high/low
- He says he wants to win the trophy, but I think he's setting his sights too high