stare

In its weather, its soundtrack and the haunted stare of Jake Gyllenhaal, it evokes the weeks after 9/11, even if it anticipated them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

All I could do—and all that thousands of other people nearby could do—was stand there, stare at the cloudless sky, and watch the towers burn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 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

A partial eclipse like the one the UK experienced on Wednesday meant the sun was still pretty bright, so far fewer people may have tried to stare at it directly.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Now and then he would turn and stare off toward the bottoms.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

A boy from Watts stares at the ocean, imagining ancient Greek boats sailing across the Pacific and his father in a toga and sneakers, proudly hoisting a trident.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

The tension here is palpable, as she stares at the viewer through the screen as if cast out of her home by Schuyler’s physical and emotional presence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 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

Scotland finished the opening half strongly, their confidence rising, those worried stares on the faces of their supporters giving way to blessed hope.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

He wears a brimmed hat and a tiny smile as he stares off into the distance.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

I stared, knowing she could find her way home easily.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

In 2000, he stared alongside American actress Kathleen Turner in the West End production of The Graduate.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Next to the damaged station, dozens of onlookers stared at the flames roaring from the vehicle amid shards of glass and rubble, AFP journalists observed.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

Hands trembling, I pulled my book from my backpack and stared at the words as they began to swim before me.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

Dressed in full pads, we were instructed to sit in dim, dead silence, staring straight ahead, while the stereo blared “In the Air Tonight” by Phil Collins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Why then can some people drink coffee before bed and sleep like a baby, while others lie awake staring at the ceiling?

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

“Listen to your body” is lovely advice until you are neurodivergent, burned out, staring into the refrigerator at 8:17 p.m. or otherwise unable to locate your body’s supposedly innate wisdom about dinner.

From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026

Or, more accurately, he spends precious little time staring at his screen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

Gingersnipes was all the way across the garden, staring at him with a look of profoundly helpless concern.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman