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 Freeman, R. Austin (Richard Austin)
He wanted to get out of Lord Evelyn's house, out of the range of his kindly, whimsical smile and Cheriton's curious hostile stare; he wanted to be alone with Hilary, and to understand.
From The Lee Shore by Macaulay, Rose, Dame
Yet his eagerness did not trip him into carelessness, and so long as the guards could see, he greeted me with a hostile stare.
From Montlivet by Smith, Alice Prescott
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 Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark)
Even Mr. Sheridan’s cold and unmistakably hostile stare did not seem to make her feel that she was not welcome, or that she ought to offer any explanation for her presence.
From Jane Lends A Hand by Watkins, Shirley
