stare

Road Runner seems to stare into Coyote’s soul with his curious gaze.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 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

If they stare at me blankly, I’m out.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

He gives us a hard stare and curls his lip in disgust.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Weintraub stares blankly, Wiatt stifles a yawn, and I can’t get a clear read on Wirtschafter, though he’s not screaming hallelujah.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

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

Meadowlark stops stirring her tea and stares at me.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Instead, I picked around fish bones and stared at the mess I had made behind me.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 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

I lay on my back and stared at a bright blue painted sky, dappled with puffy clouds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

He stared ahead, wondering what he’d done to deserve this.

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

“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

“It takes me two or three shows to get into it. At first I’m like, why are you all staring at me?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Otherwise you may find yourself in an empty parking lot, staring at where your Honda Accord used to be and wishing you hadn’t been so worried about Big Brother.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

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

I know I’m staring but I can’t help it.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam