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 stare at our phones rather than each other.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
I stare at her as the meaning behind her words seeps in.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
