staring
Example Sentences
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These kids had fancy snacks, posters and portable speakers, while my kid was in a gray cell block staring at four concrete walls like she was about to do hard time for grand larceny.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Setting foot into a one-bedroom flat in an old mining village, you immediately become aware of dozens of pairs of eyes staring at you.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
I was staring at my 61-year-old reflection as I repeated these mantras suggested by my new therapist SuzAnn, embarrassed at the idiocy although I lived alone in a small West L.A. guesthouse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
In practice, according to the federal judge who’s spent two years staring at how it works, it identifies almost nobody.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
He looked toward the dark window, staring at his reflection.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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