glance

On first glance, it may not sound that bad to some.

The novels of Dame Jilly Cooper, who has died at the age of 88, are joyous descriptions of a fantasy world where monied men cast smouldering glances and women are instantly aroused.

I just look at the vermouth — I don’t put it in the martini; I glance at it, and that’s enough vermouth.

Upstairs, sitting on her bed and glancing at a poem by Victor Hugo, Rahaf contemplates the fact that her future is secure for the first time in her entire life.

Norwood could be mistaken for a young, aspiring actress when one glances at its social media.