squint

The thrill comes from the squint — the desperate, reflexive need to make out something in the haze.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

“I don’t want to be Pollyannish, but when I squint my eyes I see American strength more than American weakness.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

If you squint and look at him one way, he seems like a moderate, but look at him from another angle, and he seems super progressive.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

Dobbie, who is bald with light blue eyes and a noticeable squint, was last seen wearing white trainers, light blue ripped jeans, a salmon-coloured golf shirt and a light blue jumper.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

I squint to squeeze his face into the tiny frame I’m used to on YouTube.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

Waiting lists for gynae mesh, children's squints, children's feeding tubes and cleft lip will also be tackled.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2025

But such squints are a poor substitute for certainty; greater clarity may come from JWST’s measurement of how much iron the nebula holds.

From Scientific American ● Nov. 10, 2023

She squints her eyes, trying to find her young self in the pictures.

From Reuters ● Jan. 26, 2023

The squints, frowns and chair shifts don't mislead, although the production's bombardment of cable news-style chyrons either gleefully do or say the quiet part out loud.

From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2022

But you can only see flashes of the color because he squints, which is cool on a face.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

My head was tilted at an angle that brought the odometer into view, so I squinted: It was about to hit a half-million.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

Yet, as he squinted to read the small print on jars of Skippy sitting on the same shelf, the 68-year old made a more disappointing discovery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026

As the cars zoomed around the track, spectators squinted to decipher whose ride was whose.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025

Kropp squinted at the list, noticing it didn’t include authors’ names, which is how the store is organized.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2024

Joey and I squinted and took a step back.

From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen

The mere sight of us pulling out the camera and squinting through its tiny viewfinder draws attention – "I've not seen one of these in years", a man remarks.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Carlson is squinting as he asks his questions in a way that sounds naive and lets Huckabee fill the space.

From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2026

But once you have accepted the limitations and frustrations, the experience will justify squinting your eyes and straining your neck.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

The blinding brilliance of his plays left theatergoers still squinting to see whether his work had much of a heart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2025

Kinko says, straightening up and squinting at me.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen