stare at

Example Sentences

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“She would stare at a tree: ‘Look at the way the sun goes through the branches,’” Padilla says, marveling.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

This arrangement will allow me to immerse myself without being tempted to stare at my phone when I’m with my kid.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

I’m not ashamed to admit that there have been times when those 32-ounce tubs just stare at me day after day, haloed by the refrigerator light, moving further from consumable and closer to petri dish.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

We stand in silence and stare at the collection of gas, dust, dark matter and billions of stars.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

I stare at the peeling wallpaper: fruit baskets and bottles of wine.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin