hostile stare
Example Sentences
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It flew open almost immediately, and a fierce-looking little man confronted us with a hostile stare.
From John Thorndyke's Cases related by Christopher Jervis and edited by R. Austin Freeman by R. Austin (Richard Austin) Freeman
He turned to the mantelpiece for his tobacco-jar, and Rosa, after standing for some time at the "ready" with a hostile stare, cleared her throat noisily and withdrew.
From Salthaven by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
Mahaffy, keenly alive to this fact, returned Carrington's glance with a fixed and hostile stare.
From The Prodigal Judge by Vaughan Kester
Yet the almost hostile stare of her peculiarly-colored 125 eyes haunted Marjorie for the remainder of the evening.
From Marjorie Dean High School Senior by Josephine Chase
"I suppose Mr. Cox took the clock for company," remarked Mrs. Berry, after a hostile stare at her relative.
From Light Freights by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs
