look through
phrasal verb
looked through; looking through; looks through
1
: to read or briefly examine some of the pages of (a book, magazine, etc.)
She was looking through a magazine as she waited in the doctor's office.
2
: to look at the different parts of (a collection or group of things)
I looked through all his letters.
3
: to place one's eyes so as to see through (something)
look through a telescope
4
: to pretend not to see or recognize (someone) in a rude or unfriendly way
We used to be best friends but when she passed me on the street yesterday she looked (right/straight) through me without even saying hello!
Examples of look through in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
This looks complicated, but the logic is pretty clear: The shortcut will figure out what the date was 30 days ago, look through the Photos app to find all the screenshots created before that cut-off, and delete them.
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Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Your ability to dig for the past, look through history and find answers to old questions is excellent.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, our nine-year-old son looks through binoculars, his attention soon drawn to the trails of dung across the dirt.
—Tanvi Chheda, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2024
PCMag only looked through a dozen of the complaints to avoid racking up court fees.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
With your back facing the sun, look through the viewing opening.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Do not look through the binoculars or telescope directly at the sun; instead, aim it towards the sun and project the image onto a surface for safe viewing.
—The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
Take a look through some more of our favorites below.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
Keep scrolling to look through the looks from the 55th NAACP Image Awards.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 17 Mar. 2024
Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
Your ability to dig for the past, look through history and find answers to old questions is excellent.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2024
Meanwhile, our nine-year-old son looks through binoculars, his attention soon drawn to the trails of dung across the dirt.
—Tanvi Chheda, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2024
PCMag only looked through a dozen of the complaints to avoid racking up court fees.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 10 Apr. 2024
With your back facing the sun, look through the viewing opening.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Do not look through the binoculars or telescope directly at the sun; instead, aim it towards the sun and project the image onto a surface for safe viewing.
—The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
Take a look through some more of our favorites below.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
Keep scrolling to look through the looks from the 55th NAACP Image Awards.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 17 Mar. 2024
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“Look through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20through. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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