glance

At first glance, the action is in line with what women have long been advocating for.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

A quick glance from the sidewalk shows a midsize home in the Valley.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

At first glance, Colorado isn’t an obvious backdrop for culture-war clashes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

It’s a benign question at first glance, but it’s a good exercise in setting expectations.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

I had ignored the gut feeling, the pinprick sensation, the secretary’s glance.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Downbeat and irreverent, Mr. deWitt’s road-trip novel glances at, though never lingers over, themes of responsibility, abandonment and agency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

A camera strap dangles off George Rodriguez’s shoulder as he glances around the gallery in search of his favorite image.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

The participants giggle, nervously stealing glances from their prospective matches.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

When she encountered the boys in the hallways, their glances left her feeling disturbed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

Christopher and Mal exchanged glances and then followed suit, tearing with their hands and teeth at the meat.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

It made me well up, which embarrassed me until I glanced around the room and noticed a few others dabbing their eyes, too.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

As I peeled the tape off my picture frames and glanced around the cleaned apartment, I wondered if I had been unnecessarily paranoid.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Moments later, he glanced back at the word "Finally" on the giant screen behind them.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

When she declared the butter at JFK, the customs agent glanced at her thawing bars and joked about keeping one—then waved her through.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

He glanced at my half-finished plate of fries and then at me.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

“We did get outrebounded a little bit,” he said, glancing at the Lakers’ 49-44 rebounding deficit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

I watch full movies without glancing down at my phone to look up actors and read reviews and Rotten Tomatoes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

“We’re exhausted. We’ve already been displaced seven times,” said Al-Louh, 45, his eyes following the donkey cart before glancing eastward toward the yellow blocks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

"We would say it's glancing contact, it's not full studs on the leg, bending over the leg."

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

In fact—Jonah started watching Mr. Reardon now—Mr. Reardon kept glancing at the file surreptitiously, every few seconds.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix