look in on
phrasal verb
looked in on; looking in on; looks in on
: to make a brief social visit to (someone)
I plan to look in on some old friends when I'm in town.
Examples of look in on in a Sentence
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To this point in camp, Isabella has been on the outside looking in on the receiver competition for a roster spot.
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Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
This week’s cold open wisely zooms out of the big VP debate to look in on Kamala Harris (Maya Rudolph) and Doug Emhoff (Andy Samberg) watching from home.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
Even Goldstein’s mystery man, who has good reason to be on the outside looking in on this group, makes some moving connections.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
The convertibles allow Annan to zip around the Mississippi Delta — and Dallas, which pretty well obliterates the regional specificity — looking in on real people whose lives mirror the storylines from P-Valley.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2024
Ross County investigators found numerous problems: Guards didn’t make in-person checks or turn on their body cameras, one deputy relied on a surveillance camera to look in on Willis, another deputy failed to pick up his dinner tray – missing an opportunity to check on him.
—Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 2 June 2024
The Toronto Blue Jays — who began the day half of a game back of the Rangers for the third and final AL Wild Card spot — defeated the Oakland Athletics 7-1 on Tuesday night, meaning Texas will wake up Wednesday on the outside looking in on the postseason.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2023
In an interconference bout between two teams on the outside looking in on the MLS Cup playoffs, the Portland Timbers and New York City FC played to stalemate, 1-1, on Saturday night at Providence Park.
—oregonlive, 24 June 2023
Matthias looks in on an old girlfriend, Csilla (Judith State), now divorced and the manager of a local bakery, who reluctantly submits to his coarse advances.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Apr. 2023
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Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
This week’s cold open wisely zooms out of the big VP debate to look in on Kamala Harris (Maya Rudolph) and Doug Emhoff (Andy Samberg) watching from home.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
Even Goldstein’s mystery man, who has good reason to be on the outside looking in on this group, makes some moving connections.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
The convertibles allow Annan to zip around the Mississippi Delta — and Dallas, which pretty well obliterates the regional specificity — looking in on real people whose lives mirror the storylines from P-Valley.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2024
Ross County investigators found numerous problems: Guards didn’t make in-person checks or turn on their body cameras, one deputy relied on a surveillance camera to look in on Willis, another deputy failed to pick up his dinner tray – missing an opportunity to check on him.
—Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 2 June 2024
The Toronto Blue Jays — who began the day half of a game back of the Rangers for the third and final AL Wild Card spot — defeated the Oakland Athletics 7-1 on Tuesday night, meaning Texas will wake up Wednesday on the outside looking in on the postseason.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2023
In an interconference bout between two teams on the outside looking in on the MLS Cup playoffs, the Portland Timbers and New York City FC played to stalemate, 1-1, on Saturday night at Providence Park.
—oregonlive, 24 June 2023
Matthias looks in on an old girlfriend, Csilla (Judith State), now divorced and the manager of a local bakery, who reluctantly submits to his coarse advances.
—Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Apr. 2023
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