sidelong

Example Sentences

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It can arise in the classroom or workplace, and take the form of a subtle snub, a direct insult or sidelong glance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2023

Cavill, who’s as lethal with a disappointed sigh or a sidelong glance as Geralt is with a dagger, is still a steady, engaging presence at the center of the action.

From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2021

And Andrea Riseborough is terrific expressing considerable disdain with just a sidelong glance.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2021

Prioritizing an area with such deep pockets might garner sidelong glances from critics of big business’s influence in homelessness strategy.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2021

But just at this moment Napoleon stood up and, casting a peculiar sidelong look at Snowball, uttered a high-pitched whimper of a kind no one had ever heard him utter before.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell