glance
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At first glance, they would seem like an odd pairing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
At first glance, the action is in line with what women have long been advocating for.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
At first glance, it is surprising that sales of such household products are thriving on social shopping channels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
He was fairly expressionless throughout, aside from the occasional shrug of the shoulders or glance at his team.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
A glance out of the corner of my eye showed that my mom was just as preoccupied as I was.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
A small coterie of dissenters began exchanging knowing glances on campus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Bergman glances at, then skips past, explanations for Elisabet’s condition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The participants giggle, nervously stealing glances from their prospective matches.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
But Barker only glances at a few relevant themes before turning his gaze just when things are getting interesting.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
She glances at the clock on the wall.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
At about 8 p.m., a wave of discomfort swept through the crowd, visible on attendees’ faces as they glanced frequently at their phones, according to people at the event.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
She looked at me, then glanced back at the booth where Barry was gesturing wildly at a piece of fried onion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
As I peeled the tape off my picture frames and glanced around the cleaned apartment, I wondered if I had been unnecessarily paranoid.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
When she declared the butter at JFK, the customs agent glanced at her thawing bars and joked about keeping one—then waved her through.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
I glanced into it and sprang up from the table.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
“We did get outrebounded a little bit,” he said, glancing at the Lakers’ 49-44 rebounding deficit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
You wouldn’t know it from glancing at major stock indexes or Micron’s share price, but behind closed doors, Wall Street’s anxiety about AI is reaching new heights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
"We would say it's glancing contact, it's not full studs on the leg, bending over the leg."
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
He said glancing at the the dinosaur next to him in the dirt helps keep him calm and focused.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
Hila at last extracted from her bag a thick, heavy-looking candle, which, after furtively glancing about the park, she placed at the base of the plastic tree trunk.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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