glancing

Example Sentences

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“We have each other’s phone numbers,” said Nadella, glancing at the jury.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

But they took the lead on 10 minutes as striker Vasil Kusej forced the ball across the goal line at the far post after Tomas Holes's glancing header from a corner.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

So if, like with Dalot and Sarr, the full boot makes contact with the leg but it comes off quickly that would be considered glancing.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

Unfashionably for a modern biographer, Mr. Cobb makes only very brief and glancing reference to these peccadilloes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

Elliot visibly twitched at the word future, glancing around nervously before turning to stare daggers at me again.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin