The phrase "a glimpse at a" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to refer to a quick, brief view of something, such as a momentary opportunity. For example, "The horse race gave us a glimpse at a world we never knew existed."
I wanted a glimpse at a possible future where humanity finally gets it right, where we don't destroy ourselves.
Doty's ruling is a glimpse at a league negotiating with television networks with a distinct purpose — to ensure a flow of money during a lockout and beyond.
(How many stars of silent slapstick comedy made a successful transition to the age of sound?) As a glimpse at a very strange business environment, it's irresistibly fascinating.
Men wearing embroidered prayer shawls climbed fences to get a glimpse at a minivan that carried two simple wood coffins draped in black cloth.
Still, the renewed meeting between Penn State and Syracuse has provided a glimpse at a once-great rivalry and all the acrimony that accompanied it.
But a glimpse at a map shows why the 2014 Winter Olympics, to be held in this Russian resort on the Black Sea, seem to be facing security concerns unlike any Games in recent memory.
All of them offer more than just a glimpse at an old programme.
Carax shows, in a conceit as antic as wondrous, as goofy as transcendent, what if, before they dozed off, those walls could talk… This comical animism — a twist on a classic children's movie — offers a glimpse at an atheistic beyond, at the physical world's metaphysical dimensions.
The similarities between these reports are hard to ignore, but the conversation about near-death experiences often bleeds into metaphysics: Are these visions produced solely by the brain, or are they a glimpse at an afterlife outside the body?
Since 2000, an estimated 20,000 visitors have journeyed from around the world to Messoline's UFO Watchtower hoping for a glimpse at an otherworldly sight in the sky.
The exhibition offers viewers a glimpse at an unlikely medium and welcome addition that enhances Bourgeois' central artistic themes and prolific contributions to modern art.
