hostile stare
Example Sentences
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There was the same cold, hostile stare that he had had from the boss of the fertilizer mill.
From The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
The girl had nodded toward Joe Lorey, who was standing not far off, observing them with an unwavering and disapproving, almost definitely hostile stare.
From In Old Kentucky by Edward Marshall
"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
But the hostile stare on the faces of the chief’s following, there was no mistaking.
From The Heath Hover Mystery by Bertram Mitford
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
