stare
Example Sentences
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Someone at the end of the shelves, fidgeting and staring.
From Literature
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Her eyes staring straight ahead, Helen jiggles her arm so I know the brush was intentional.
From Literature
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She recalls him saying: "Outside, there are also patrols everywhere, standing at every intersection, staring into your eyes. If they don't like the way you look, they stop you."
From BBC
I’d stare into twilight-tinged corners of my bedroom, convincing myself that I could see a human-like silhouette lurking in the dark, and spending what felt like hours thinking of all the things it could be.
From Salon
And, as they stare into the abyss, one detail of the standings has made this season even worse than Tottenham could have ever imagined.
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