stare

"He pushed me first so I just gave it back. He started it," Hrgovic said, before breaking off from the interview to stare down Itauma.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

"You have to literally stay on duty and stare at the screen the whole time, because you can easily miss it," said Esko, who did not appear to struggle, even late into the night.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

If they stare at me blankly, I’m out.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

Their snobbery is juxtaposed with Carney’s friend and colleague Pepper’s unsettling bluntness and eyeball to eyeball stare.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

“Yes?” said Duane meekly, worried that he was about to get another harsh stare.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

Nanos spent Saturday afternoon watching the undefeated University of Arizona Wildcats men’s basketball team pummel the Oklahoma State Cowboys, ignoring the stares and iPhones pointed his way from people in the crowd.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

“Sometimes he just sits and stares into space,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Elsewhere in Washington, the now-defunct US Institute of Peace was renamed after Trump, and his face stares down from huge banners outside the Department of Justice and Department of Agriculture.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

But less than three minutes into the conversation, Earl leaps off Maslany’s lap, freezes in place and stares ahead.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

He pauses, stares at the floor before he continues.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Nylah Craft asked her husband as he stared at the ultrasound images.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

Eala stared straight ahead and sipped her water.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Elsewhere in Washington, the now-defunct US Institute of Peace was also renamed after Trump, and his face has stared down from huge banners hung outside the Justice and Agriculture Departments.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

Later that year, he twice froze during press conferences, stared into space, and had to be assisted.

From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026

He sat all day with his back to the window and stared and said nothing.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

Days after a wall of water and debris ripped through Nepal, Shanti Lamichhane sat on a fruit crate in the dirt where her village once stood, staring at what remained of her home.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026

Through the ’80s, he acted in television projects including “Miami Vice” and films including 1987’s “The Principal” staring Jim Belushi and Louis Gossett Jr., and the 1987 romantic drama “Bedroom Eyes.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

She is frequently by Trump’s side, often smiling and staring fixedly at him, and once reportedly rode in an SUV trunk to accompany him to a court date because there wasn’t a seat for her.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

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

He rubbed his hands against his sides and smiled as he saw us staring at him.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff