squint
Example Sentences
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You can’t squint past the distracting lens flares.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026
It takes great courage to look into the past with clear eyes, especially when what you’ll see is bound to remain hazy, forcing you to squint and carve out whatever truth you can from it.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
Travis is seldom as blunt in his daily interactions with people, who often squint and look past the instability that is so subtly rendered by Mr. De Niro.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
A scan detected the benign mass on his brain after he developed a slight squint and suffered occasional painful headaches.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
I squint to squeeze his face into the tiny frame I’m used to on YouTube.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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