squint

Example Sentences

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Travis is seldom as blunt in his daily interactions with people, who often squint and look past the instability that is so subtly rendered by Mr. De Niro.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

A scan detected the benign mass on his brain after he developed a slight squint and suffered occasional painful headaches.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

You could, if you squint, wonder how this year’s consumer grievances differ from prior years.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

They make us hunt and squint to find out what’s coming, shooting scenes in shallow focus or through heavy sheets of steam and rain.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

I squint down at my phone at footage of massive creatures sprinting across someone’s front lawn.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston