just looking

Example Sentences

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And I don’t really like the movies about older women just looking for a date.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

"We get families who want somewhere different for the kids, and then we get adults who are big Doctor Who or space fans. But mostly, people are just looking for something unusual."

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Local air pollution authorities, possessing little power and even less solid science, singled out oil industries, factories, manufacturers and chemical companies, and they weren’t wrong — just looking through the opposite end of the telescope.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Consider a hypothetical woman in her late 40s who is just looking to lose 10 pounds before summer so that she can finally wear that bikini she bought a decade ago.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

It could have been somebody else, maybe someone just looking to do something stupid.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina