Verb (used with object) : to overlook a misspelled word. ,Only a parent could overlook that kind of behavior. ,a balcony that overlooks the ballroom. ,a hill overlooking the sea. ,The Washington Monument overlooks the tidal basin. ,a minor infraction we can overlook this time. ,They allowed us to overlook the proposed contract. ,She has to overlook a large number of employees.    From Dictionary.com. 

Noun : Miles of landscape could be seen from the overlook.    From Dictionary.com. 

You are very kind in overlooking our shortcomings.    From Wordnik.com.  [THEFT] Reference

One thing I think people are overlooking is that he went to college for four years.    From Wordnik.com.  [National Basketball Association - Wizards vs. Pacers] Reference

Sorry, but it does seem like something everyone is overlooking from the first film.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mark Millar On WANTED 2: Still Going On “As Far As I Know” – Collider.com] Reference

The true ignorance, to me, would lie in overlooking the implications, the context of the imagery.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-04-01] Reference

College friends and roommates on a short hike to the top of Panther Mountain overlooking Piseco Lake.    From Wordnik.com.  [Field & Stream] Reference

Imagine Sea World built on the edge of a beautiful mountain overlooking a beautiful city and with great rides.    From Wordnik.com.  [To Create Magic: Sculpt Away Everything That Isn’t Magic | Managing Greatness] Reference

But singling out “this one” as your examplar was … well, it required a certain overlooking of the facts.    From Wordnik.com.  [Racist bouncers at club ruin book launch] Reference

Peter recalls overlooking the valley from Venasque, a hilltop village built on a huge rock, on one particular evening.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stuff.co.nz - Stuff] Reference

One teacher commenting upon the wisdom of his colleagues in such derogatory terms overlooking their academic freedom is not cricket.    From Wordnik.com.  [Banerji kow-tows before the same system that he is complaining about] Reference

There's something else that people are kind of overlooking here.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 22, 2004] Reference

He speaks of 'overlooking' and of witchcraft, and says that 'not many years since the villagers of.    From Wordnik.com.  [Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts] Reference

Sure, but let me first say that science isn't "overlooking" it.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN.com] Reference

They think it brings bad luck to be sketched, a sort of 'overlooking' as they say.    From Wordnik.com.  [Father Payne]

Also kind of overlooking the millions poured in against Tester by out-of-state wingnut millionaire Bob Perry?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Patrick Ruffini] Reference

However, visual inspection alone has resulted in problems such as overlooking of gaps and non-quantification of inspections.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference

Augusta commands a splendid position at the head of Spencer's Gulf, overlooking which is the cathedral, a fine stone edifice.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss] Reference

Members will dine on a veranda overlooking a former colonial cricket pitch.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Last Waltz] Reference

You're overlooking the certain risk that inflation will gobble up your returns.    From Wordnik.com.  [Is Your 401(K) Ok?] Reference

A dreary, flat-roofed, red-brick building with no windows overlooking the water.    From Wordnik.com.  [Did A Car Hit It--Or Maybe A Train?] Reference

Some Beijing Internet cafes have installed surveillance cameras overlooking computer screens.    From Wordnik.com.  [China's Cyber Crackdown] Reference

A moment later, Ventura pops his bald head into the balcony overlooking the legislature and peers down.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ventura's First Round] Reference

Parked on a beach overlooking the Sea of Japan, two lovers spot something bobbing in the midnight surf.    From Wordnik.com.  [Smoke Alarm] Reference

But they're overlooking the obvious fact that Hicks isn't afraid to spend money to turn the team around.    From Wordnik.com.  [The $252 Million Man] Reference

He lived in splendid isolation in a mock-Tudor mansion overlooking the River Plate north of Buenos Aires.    From Wordnik.com.  [Death Of An Untouchable] Reference

Another warned against overlooking its problems, saying, "Some minority groups continue to suffer" there.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mail Call: A Cool Muslim Metropolis] Reference

The living room, with its picture windows overlooking the Olympic Mountains, is the social hub of the house.    From Wordnik.com.  [Our Life As A House] Reference

During a recent visit to Rwanda, I accompanied the bishop to a bridge near Kigali overlooking the Nyabarongo River.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Message of Hope From a Pile of Bones] Reference

The threat died down only after Chen apologized on national television for overlooking "the feelings of some people.".    From Wordnik.com.  [No Guiding Light] Reference

From his cluttered office overlooking the MIT campus, Prof. Ted Postol watched Clinton's pitch for NMD with disbelief.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Shot In The Dark] Reference

The soldiers 'task was to search for missing comrades whose bunker overlooking the bridge had vanished under a landslide.    From Wordnik.com.  [HELPING HANDS] Reference

Today Elias is located in a building overlooking an almost-as-impressive storehouse of knowledge, the New York Public Library.    From Wordnik.com.  [Elias Knows Everything] Reference

"See that bunker there?" asks Hassan Kirkuki, 21, pointing to a pile of rubble overlooking a small village one kilometer away.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Now We Have America'] Reference

Three hundred forty-three firefighters, 700 from Cantor Fitzgerald, every single person having breakfast overlooking the world.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lost Lives] Reference