At the sight of Definition & Meaning – Merriam-Webster

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Decluttering has become an industry in itself in recent years, with Hoarders prompting TV viewers to recoil in shock at the sight of dwellings stacked to the brim with stuff and Marie Kondo teaching readers The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.

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Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2023

Dansby Swanson watched the game on TV with his teammates and was obviously distraught at the sight of his wife writhing in pain on the field.

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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2023

Another lawyer who has worked with Mr. Trump — his former attorney general, William P. Barr — shook his head at the sight of the defense table on Tuesday.

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Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2023

Dressed in all black, the Spy Kids alum portrays Trainor’s chauffeur, as well as a fan whose glasses fog up just at the sight of the pop star.

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Robin Raven, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2023

But others shuddered at the sight of the photograph—even Elliott.

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Robert Klara, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Jan. 2023

On the inaugural night of the Chippendales club, the audience’s disbelief at the sight of a half-dozen men dancing and disrobing quickly melts into delight.

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Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2022

After springing Paper Boi from prison, the pair were stunned in their tracks at the sight of a baby on the back of a bike in full blackface in broad daylight.

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Keith Nelson, Men’s Health, 25 Mar. 2022

But the would-be interlopers froze at the sight of white feathers, sometimes dillydallying outside the structures for an hour or more.

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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Nov. 2021

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