staring

Example Sentences

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Bang has limited contact with her grown-up daughter, and fell into severe depression after major back surgery, spending hours alone staring at the ceiling in pain.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

An said there were a lot of people on the shoot, adding that they did not intervene and "were so still and just there, staring at me".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

It’s 7 p.m. on a random weeknight, and you’re scratching your head while staring into the fridge, wondering what to eat for dinner.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

OpenAI, which kicked off the AI revolution, is staring down unprecedented competition from Google and Claude Code-maker Anthropic, which recently surpassed OpenAI’s valuation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

In front of it, a girl about your age is singing along to the next song, spread out on a Heart Berry blanket staring at a canvas.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith