look away

Example Sentences

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When Jessie Matthews begins to dance, it’s hard to look away.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Pitchford asks whether either promise still has real force when the record is messy, the procedure rushed, and the law of review designed to look away.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

Tax pros who bill by the hour might put down their notepad and look away from their computer screen to indicate that they’re not charging for their time.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

OK, Arsenal fans, you may want to look away now.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

They did not look away from the problems in the neighborhoods, communities, and workplaces.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell