staring
Example Sentences
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She recalls him saying: "Outside, there are also patrols everywhere, standing at every intersection, staring into your eyes. If they don't like the way you look, they stop you."
From BBC
As if there weren’t enough supply constraints in the semiconductor industry, chip makers are staring down a potential shortage of helium — a gas crucial for semiconductor manufacturing.
From MarketWatch
"Everyone in the reception of A&E was staring at me like they'd seen a ghost," he said.
From BBC
"A cultural catastrophe is staring Britain in the face: the imminent loss of its pipe organs," a spokesperson said.
From BBC
There’s a smear of chocolate above the kid’s top lip, and he’s holding on to Dad’s phone, staring at the screen.
From Literature
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