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
"You can navigate a book at your own pace. You can stare at a book for as long as you want to, without it going at so many frames per second and it's gone."
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025
“Overuse is an issue. I don’t think the phone is a problem. I think the amount of time we stare at a phone is a problem.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
So I stare at the shirt, its alternating pattern of white and yellow.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
