When on the hunt for prey, it is very cunning and sharp-sighted. From Wordnik.com. [Harper's Young People, February 10, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly] Reference
Every man's secret is penetrable, if his neighbor be sharp-sighted. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862] Reference
No sooner did sharp-sighted divines catch a glimpse of an 'Essay on the. From Wordnik.com. [An Apology for Atheism Addressed to Religious Investigators of Every Denomination by One of Its Apostles] Reference
Tasslehoff and Woodrow stumbled along behind the sharp-sighted dwarves. From Wordnik.com. [Kendermore]
The captain was sharp-sighted enough to observe the change in her manner. From Wordnik.com. [The Claverings] Reference
Of a bad action my "Self" is a witness far more sharp-sighted than any other person. From Wordnik.com. [The Essence of Buddhism] Reference
That dark cloud of portentous aspect could be descried by all sharp-sighted observers. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2)] Reference
But if you are not sharp-sighted, and one balance is not enough for you, bring another. From Wordnik.com. [The Discourses of Epictetus] Reference
Among his many sharp-sighted portrait studies special mention can be made of Der andere Prozess. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Literature 1981 - Presentation Speech] Reference
The eagle soars at high altitudes, it is quick and sharp-sighted, and it has a rich symbolic history. From Wordnik.com. [SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 601] Reference
Letting the sharp-sighted Tourmast lead the way, he rolled onto his belly and followed his colleague into the brash. From Wordnik.com. [The False Mirror]
To use a hunter's expression, there is no quarry so wary, sharp-sighted and keen at smelling the wind as a political demi-mondaine. From Wordnik.com. [The Secrets of the German War Office] Reference
The sharp-sighted and pure-minded artists have long ago seen that the utmost reach of art is the most rigorous obedience to nature. From Wordnik.com. [Acting 'Natural': Vanity Fair and the UnMasking of Anglo-American Sentiment] Reference
He is, however, too sharp-sighted, and much too sure of attaining his ends by safer means, to wish to bring on any such violent crisis. From Wordnik.com. [Little Memoirs of the Nineteenth Century] Reference
When an animal is killed by the sportsman in a lonely valley, may he not all the while be watched from above by the sharp-sighted bird?. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle] Reference
She was sharp-sighted in spite of her sleeplessness. From Wordnik.com. [The Northern Iron] Reference
You are so terribly sharp-sighted and so confoundedly honest!. From Wordnik.com. [More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1] Reference
It could, indeed, be seen in full daylight by sharp-sighted people. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the Heavens] Reference
He's too sharp-sighted not to have observed what has been going on. From Wordnik.com. [The Three Admirals] Reference
Nimble, who was a sharp-sighted fellow, had not seen the owl, and cried. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Mary and her Nurse] Reference
Nimble, who was a sharp-sighted fellow, had not seen the owl, and cried. From Wordnik.com. [In the Forest Or, pictures of life and scenery in the woods of Canada] Reference
For all the distance the sharp-sighted among us knew him at once for Cornelys. From Wordnik.com. [Marjorie] Reference
The most sharp-sighted eye could not have discovered his place of concealment. From Wordnik.com. [The Tiger Hunter] Reference
Fear is sharp-sighted, and can see things under ground, and much more in the skies. From Wordnik.com. [Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature] Reference
"A worthy, honest man -- not too sharp-sighted," she said of Sir Thomas to herself. From Wordnik.com. [Clare Avery A Story of the Spanish Armada] Reference
"If our Emperor is really the sharp-sighted and energetic spirit for which I take him --". From Wordnik.com. [The Coming Conquest of England] Reference
Silvy, at this sight, gave a spring that left her many yards beyond her sharp-sighted enemy. From Wordnik.com. [In the Forest Or, pictures of life and scenery in the woods of Canada] Reference
None are so sharp-sighted as hostile critics, and from none can such good lessons be learned. From Wordnik.com. [Deaconesses in Europe and their Lessons for America] Reference
But he was so much more sharp-sighted than they, that he was able to discern men upon the skerry. From Wordnik.com. [Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 of 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History] Reference
The other was not sharp-sighted, or his consciousness of a generous intention overcame his resentment. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10)] Reference
All that changed recently when I happened to meet an occasional fruitarian; a still supple and sharp-sighted. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
It startled her, however, greatly, to find her own view of things held by her much less sharp-sighted mother. From Wordnik.com. [The End of a Coil] Reference
It's only a matter of time before researchers one day add other capabilities to sharp-sighted robotic systems. From Wordnik.com. [Entertainment] Reference
The incident with the machinist and the pilot directed his attention to his surroundings; Foma's eyes became more sharp-sighted. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Who Was Afraid] Reference
The sharp-sighted lady cries a little with one eye, and counts the strings of onions, and the rest of the things, with the other. From Wordnik.com. [The Professor at the Breakfast-Table] Reference
But the housekeeper, sharp-sighted as she ordinarily was, did not detect the secret motive of such attention she received from her nephew. From Wordnik.com. [The Cash Boy] Reference
It is a cruel but an inevitable Nemesis which reduces even a man of real genius, keen-witted and sharp-sighted, to the level of the critic. From Wordnik.com. [The Gentle Art of Making Enemies] Reference
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