stare
Example Sentences
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Southern Californians out on Saturday night for Valentine’s Day took a break from staring longingly into each other’s eyes to gaze at something else: a SpaceX rocket blazing across the early evening Southland sky.
From Los Angeles Times
The unexpected Olympic gold medalist was flanked by two Japanese skaters who had become more accustomed to staring up at Malinin.
Facing soaring memory-chip prices, the world’s biggest electronics companies are staring at a list of unpalatable responses: charging consumers more, eating the costs or rejiggering product specs.
She stares straight ahead— past the giant oak tree, past the stone gargoyle, past the ritzy apartments with the doorman.
From Literature
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His usually smiling face was grim as he stared Bronden down.
From Literature
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