1. a brief or incomplete view of something

1. to see or catch sight of something briefly

Examples

• I caught a glimpse of the celebrity through the crowd.
• She only got a glimpse of the accident as she drove by.
• The curtains opened to give us a glimpse of the stage.
• He glimpsed his reflection in the store window.
• We glimpsed the mountain peak through the clouds.
• The photograph offers a glimpse into life in the 1920s.
• I glimpsed someone familiar at the coffee shop.