staring
Example Sentences
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Why then can some people drink coffee before bed and sleep like a baby, while others lie awake staring at the ceiling?
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Dressed in full pads, we were instructed to sit in dim, dead silence, staring straight ahead, while the stereo blared “In the Air Tonight” by Phil Collins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Listen to your body” is lovely advice until you are neurodivergent, burned out, staring into the refrigerator at 8:17 p.m. or otherwise unable to locate your body’s supposedly innate wisdom about dinner.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
“And as soon as we look in the hole, there’s the mama bear staring at us,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
I looked up from the books which I had more or less been staring at.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
