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gaze

[geyz] / geɪz /




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Instead, they shift our gaze west, toward white neighborhoods.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

The rest of the world’s leaders gaze at this spectacle in wonder.

From Slate Aug. 26, 2026

She conjures a bewitching onscreen presence that many of her contemporaries could only dream of, pulling the viewer’s gaze with a single glare from her steely eyes or the quiver of her chin.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

While I was visiting Cindy a few days later, a young cardinal alighted at the feeder and met our gaze.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Hesterfowl stopped fiddling with the lantern and turned her beady gaze to Clare, her expression darkening.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

At one point in the clip, the white pup gazes adoringly at the NFL star before hopping onto a couch to snuggle beside him while Kelce lovingly pets the pooch.

From MarketWatch Sep. 7, 2026

On a boat off the coast of California, Sara Lesser gazes wistfully at dozens of dolphins playing in the vessel's wake.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Lizbeth Perez looks fearful as she gazes out onto the postcard-perfect fishing bay of Taganga, on Colombia's Caribbean coast, recalling the moment she last spoke to her uncle in September.

From BBC Nov. 21, 2025

One envisions the restless governor, facing the end of his term, sitting in the Capitol and crossing days off his official calendar as he longingly gazes toward 2028.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 9, 2025

“I—I—” Our gazes caught, and I felt he understood my feelings, even if I couldn’t say the words.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

Kaur appeared visibly upset in the dock as the verdict was read out, while Digwa showed little emotion and gazed out into the courtroom.

From BBC May 28, 2026

An American flag waved in the background while various figures gazed up at the president in reverence.

From Barron's Apr. 13, 2026

Sabrina Carpenter asked as she gazed out at the tens of thousands of fans she’d gathered into a makeshift city Friday night.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 11, 2026

In a story in “Ladies’ Lunch,” an old woman, disheveled after an outing, looks in a mirror and sees “what Diane Arbus might have seen. She gazed, appalled, and being appalled pricked her interest.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 2026

I gazed hungrily out the window, holding onto Haarlem with my eyes.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The youngest son in a hodgepodge home, he wrote this memoir in 1993, gazing over his family’s 20th-century history.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

When my yearlong tenure ended, I boarded my flight and soon was gazing out the airplane window over the Rockies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

I’m not sure gazing at bugs will help, but there could be some value in returning to the roots of the issue.

From Salon Jun. 15, 2026

Yanzon, gazing into the water that has traveled a long way to reach his vineyard, says he doesn't oppose mining.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

We fell silent, gazing at the village as the sun shot crimson arrows through the trees.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate




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