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Definition of Catch a glimpse
1. Verb. See something for a brief time.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Catch A Glimpse
Literary usage of Catch a glimpse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of Doctor Burney by Fanny Burney (1832)
"How I wish you could catch a glimpse of my dear father upon these occasions!
and see the conscious smiles, which, however decorously suppressed by pursing ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"For a brief space in 1682 La Salle'e fate seems more propitious, when, on 9 April,
we catch a glimpse of him planting the fleurs-de-lis on the banks of the ..."
3. The Flag-ship: Or, A Voyage Around the World in the United States Frigate by Fitch Waterman Taylor (1840)
"It was impossible to catch a glimpse of the naked spars in the dark distance, I
well knew, although the watchful care of the officer strained his eye to ..."
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