staring
Example Sentences
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“Just a few hours,” I mumble, staring out the window at a gnarled oak tree that twists up to the sky.
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Oak is staring at me from across the table.
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“Forgive me for staring at you, but you resemble your father so closely I feel as if I’m seeing him again,” Abuela marvels.
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Then he stood in front of the bookcase, staring at titles, hoping one would jump out at him.
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When at last she wrenched her eyes open, Akira found herself staring straight up into the face of Dodger, who was coated all over in bright red fire retardant.
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