glancing

Example Sentences

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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

Like Pawson on Saturday, Gillett said contact was glancing.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

“I don’t understand,” they say, glancing down at their EBT card.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2026

The colors here are vivid and intense, creating the sense that prismatic light is glancing off the snowflakes to dazzle the eye.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

“Get the Glitch programmed,” I said to Elliot, glancing around frantically until my eyes landed on a stack of white paper.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin