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“Cites” or “Sights” or “Sites”

Overview

cites / sights / sites are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

cites: NA

sights: (noun) an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument.

sites: (noun) the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located). (noun) physical position in relation to the surroundings.

Pronunciation

cites: s·AY·t·s

sights: s·AY·t·s

sites: s·AY·t·s

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Examples in Context

Examples of “cites”

  • He cites statistics that show that people
  • This entry cites:
  • (385–370 BC); the speaker Phaedrus cites Aeschylus and holds Achilles up
  • 1930s vocalist Al Bowlly, and cites it as inspiration for the
  • 2002 in 20 different NFL cites.
  • sacrificial ground is clear', and cites an example of the YajnaVaraha
  • music as "dark pop" and cites Lana Del Rey, Cat Power,
  • Paramārtha cites this Bahuśrutīya abhidharma as containing
  • Holdsworth's History of English Law cites an early legal opinion by
  • Durbin cites popular bands My Chemical Romance

Examples of “sights”

  • as well as to other sights.
  • ( energy, roads, social networks, sights, ... )
  • The sights are of the traditional SIG
  • Sights
  • Main sights
  • Sights along Sixth Avenue include Juan
  • saw the weapon fitted with sights and a pistol grip trigger
  • Geography and natural sights
  • Landmarks and sights
  • Among the sights in the vicinity of Pskov

Examples of “sites”

  • land which now includes important sites such as the Philippine Senate
  • accomplish coast patrolling missions, protect sites and territories on the coast
  • providing 65,000 to 100,000 grave sites for veterans in the state.
  • are a number of souterrain sites within a radius of the
  • organize excursions to particularly interesting sites and guides, who offer advice
  • the areas of social networking sites, social capital, and online communities,
  • Links to sites with her photographs:
  • played at home team campus sites, while the final four games
  • "the role of social network sites in facilitating collaborative processes".
  • areas; focusing on individual archaeological sites, or separate contexts within them,


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