squinted

Example Sentences

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At times if you squinted, it really looked like the varsity versus the JV.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Two women at a food stand squinted in the sunlight as they cooked whole chickens on a hot grill to serve with freshly made tortillas and beans and rice.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025

“The lawyers squinted in the desert sunlight and asked a great many questions about the progress and treatment of Ed Dwight and took notes.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024

Fine-Country squinted, crow’s feet gathering at his eyes.

From Slate • Dec. 16, 2023

Coal squinted through every one of them and his stomach tightened when he came across skin changes, but those were changes caused by age, trauma, surgery.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste