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gaze

[gayz] / geɪz /




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Spinners Simon Harmer and Keshav Maharaj did not escape Conrad's gaze either.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

He retells his memories with an unflinching gaze.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

People queue at metal detectors and gaze up at the departures board.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has completed an important series of tests showing that it can keep its gaze extremely steady during observations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

The Raven Leader caught his gaze and held it, and Torak felt a rush of relief.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

At one point in the clip, the white pup gazes adoringly at the NFL star before hopping onto a couch to snuggle beside him while Kelce lovingly pets the pooch.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026

Her fingers constantly twist a tissue as she tries to maintain her composure and she gazes into the distance as tears well up behind her glasses.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

In a dream she gazes out from eyes like “great transparent marbles.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

I mean an actor who gazes at their scene partner with such delight that we swoon, too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026

Grandpa steeples his hands and gazes at something above my shoulder.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

Strong headwinds over the Atlantic delayed it further, but the zeppelin rode smoothly, as the passengers enjoyed multicourse meals, gazed out the generous windows, played chess and wrote postcards.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Having gazed at it onscreen dozens of times, including in the hyper-crisp 16K resolution of the Sphere, this in-person viewing was the first time I realized how Bert Lahr wriggled it on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Shouts of joy and applause broke out as hundreds of people gathered in a heat-scorched field gazed at the sky at the moment darkness fell.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

Kaur appeared visibly upset in the dock as the verdict was read out, while Digwa showed little emotion and gazed out into the courtroom.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

Lord Fredrick gazed up at his new employee, a half head taller than himself.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Its rocky and icy features resemble a grinning skull seen from the side, seemingly gazing toward nearby Devil Island.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

I received this message while gazing out at the Atlantic Ocean parked atop a cliff in the emptiness of Northwest Scotland; the first message from the outside world I’d received in 23 days.

From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026

He rarely shares what he’s thinking, although there’s one lovely image of him gazing at the sun through his woven hand, perhaps quietly contemplating his own existence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The youngest son in a hodgepodge home, he wrote this memoir in 1993, gazing over his family’s 20th-century history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

She climbed up onto her knees and pressed her nose against the glass, gazing at the mountains in the distance.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood


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