sidelong
Example Sentences
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It can arise in the classroom or workplace, and take the form of a subtle snub, a direct insult or sidelong glance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2023
Cavill, who’s as lethal with a disappointed sigh or a sidelong glance as Geralt is with a dagger, is still a steady, engaging presence at the center of the action.
From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2021
And Andrea Riseborough is terrific expressing considerable disdain with just a sidelong glance.
From Salon • Nov. 4, 2021
Prioritizing an area with such deep pockets might garner sidelong glances from critics of big business’s influence in homelessness strategy.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2021
The man looked at him sidelong a while and said, “The wise don’t need to ask, the fool asks in vain,” and so went on along the street.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
