dimly see
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to see something, but not clearly or in detail
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- In the twilight, I could only dimly see the outline of the mountains.
- In the dark room, I could only dimly see the outlines of furniture.
- Through the fogged-up window, he could dimly see a figure approaching the house.
- She dimly saw a figure in the distance through the fog.
- Without my glasses, I can only dimly see the text on the screen.
- Even with my glasses, I can only dimly see the board from the back row.
- The old photograph was so faded that you could only dimly see the faces of our ancestors.
- He was trying to dimly see the path ahead in the twilight.
- Looking back, I can dimly see the reasons for my past mistakes.
- Through the thick smoke, we could dimly see the emergency exit sign.
- She could dimly see a future where she might be happy again, but the path was unclear.
- The old lamp only allowed them to dimly see the faded photographs.
- He was starting to dimly see the complex political motivations behind the decision.
- If you look closely, you might dimly see the faint inscription on the stone.
- Even then, as a child, I could dimly see the cracks forming in their marriage.
- Having entered the cave, their eyes struggled to dimly see anything at first.
- As the storm raged outside, we could dimly see the lighthouse beam sweeping across the waves.
- The artist intentionally made the background figures dimly seen to create depth.
- It was only after years of study that he began to dimly see the true elegance of the mathematical proof.
- From the submarine, they could dimly see the distant shape of the shipwreck.