staring

Example Sentences

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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

She says she seeks refuge from the madness, even if it’s just taking a bath and staring at the wall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

A woman stood in tears, staring at an apartment building that was half gone.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

It’s a surrealist painting in motion, the equivalent of staring at Salvador Dali’s wasteland of melting clocks until it makes gut-sense.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

He stood for two, three seconds, staring at me and through me, knowing me, and I began to understand some of it then.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen