fixed upon
Example Sentences
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With all eyes fixed upon him, a hush of expectation was replaced by rhythmic applause upon Duplantis' request as he prepared for his final attempt.
From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025
And if there’s freedom, it is the false freedom of the state of nature, in which our weapons are always pointed and our eyes are fixed upon one another.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023
John said people usually slow to a crawl around him because their heads are fixed upon the classic car.
From Washington Times • Aug. 19, 2017
When she and the gallery’s co-curators, Julia Peyton-Jones and Hans Ulrich Obrist, finally fixed upon a date, she thought that she might show little-known early works, or sound pieces.
From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2014
His dark eyes were still fixed upon the coiling serpent in its protective sphere.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
