look around
Example Sentences
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"I go to the market only to look around because I cannot afford to buy anything. Whenever I ask about prices, I return heartbroken," Nadia Abu Shamala, a Palestinian resident of Gaza, told AFP.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
"But I look around me and things have gone down hill since I grew up here in the 90s," he says, adding fly-tipping and antisocial behaviour are among the problems.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
I was right—and while they have great programming of their own, I decided to look around a little more.
From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026
No one can blame them if they look around, catch up on the anger-soaked news they missed while they were gone, and quietly ponder whether they’d just as soon go back into space.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
I look around the room desperately, as if whatever person came up with the quotes on those motivational posters might show up and tell me what to do.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
