look away

Example Sentences

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Her relationship with the camera remains unparalleled — when she is in frame, it is almost impossible to look away.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

When Jessie Matthews begins to dance, it’s hard to look away.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

But the answer to a risk you can’t see clearly is not to look away.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Pitchford asks whether either promise still has real force when the record is messy, the procedure rushed, and the law of review designed to look away.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

The way his parents don’t look away from each other long enough to even notice that he’s home.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers