unrecognizing
Example Sentences
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He had heard the wailing of the harbor sirens but his eyes had been unseeing—at least unrecognizing.
From The Tyranny of Weakness by Stahr, Paul
Undine at length shrank back with an unrecognizing face; but her movement made her opera-glass slip to the floor, and her neighbour bent down and picked it up.
From The Custom of the Country by Wharton, Edith
Tall fair men were beginning to complain of her unrecognizing manner.
From Diana Tempest, Volume III (of 3) by Cholmondeley, Mary
"Are you an angel?" he asked, with unrecognizing eyes.
From The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona by Marsland, Cora
The thought of the empty rooms, not yet swept and garnished, made her shiver: the upper windows looked blankly at her, like blind, unrecognizing eyes.
From Not Like Other Girls by Carey, Rosa Nouchette