glancing

Example Sentences

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However, the Met Office Space Weather Prediction Centre suggests there is a low chance of a "glancing blow" of energy on Tuesday night where the aurora could reappear in northern Scotland.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Lucca's glancing header from Omari Hutchinson's cross showed the cutting edge that Forest lacked for the previous 85 minutes.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Unfashionably for a modern biographer, Mr. Cobb makes only very brief and glancing reference to these peccadilloes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

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

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2026

He freezes, one hand on the knob, glancing back at me.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko