glancing

Example Sentences

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He said glancing at the the dinosaur next to him in the dirt helps keep him calm and focused.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

After an initial, glancing chase by a group of indigenous men bent on seizing the whalemen’s clothing and weapons, the survivors landed on the Palauan island of Babeldaob.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Leah Williamson's glancing header - the Gunners' seventh against Leicester - also took their tally to 103 goals under Slegers.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

But they took the lead on 10 minutes as striker Vasil Kusej forced the ball across the goal line at the far post after Tomas Holes's glancing header from a corner.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

They moved slowly away, and he watched till they were out of sight and the current of the river flowed undisturbed around him, the sun glancing off its ripples.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo