gander

Example Sentences

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Don’t take our word for it—take a gander at developments in commodity prices besides energy, or financial gaming parlors such as the private-credit market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Eventually Jackie got up, revealing the egg, and Shadow took a gander.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Go on and take a gander at the ingredients list.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2024

Khem’s shift doesn’t start for another 15 minutes or so, but without complaint she walks behind the counter and takes a gander.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2023

“You probably took a gander at the body the Chicago cops put on display. You reckon it was really Dillinger?”

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck