squint
Example Sentences
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It takes great courage to look into the past with clear eyes, especially when what you’ll see is bound to remain hazy, forcing you to squint and carve out whatever truth you can from it.
From Salon • May 25, 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
Like those optical puzzles, if you squint the right way, the entire picture changes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
I squint against the sun and peer between the guards to see David grinning madly and waving, sweat gleaming across his brown skin.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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