Vocabulary
Glimpse
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a momentary or partial view.
Urdu meaning
جھلک، سرسری طور پر دیکھنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Switzerland`s FINMA offers a glimpse of what that independence might look like, with its consistent classifications for tokens, applied with clarity and without fear or favour.
- This is just a glimpse into what it is like to be a young woman trying to live her own life in Pakistan.
- In its moment of opening, the heart pierces through the veil of physical appearance and catches a glimpse of the gardens of truth that lie beyond.
- A fleeting glimpse of unity came at the opening of the National Assembly session on Monday, when members suspended routine business to focus on the unfolding disaster.
- A study by the National Commission for Human Rights offers a glimpse into how little has changed for Pakistan`s brick kiln workers who continually undergo exploitation, debt bondage and gender-based violence.
Synonyms
brief look, quick look, glance, peek, peep, sight, sighting
Antonyms
observation, scrutiny, investigation, inspection
Curator example
“she caught a glimpse of the ocean”
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