Examples of stare/gaze (off) into space in a Sentence
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Examples include: Absence seizures typically cause someone to blink their eyes quickly or stare into space without accompanying muscle stiffness or jerking.
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Rosanna Sutherby, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2025
When the bear finally corners the rabbit, the rabbit gives the bear a dollar bill, causing the bear to sit down and stare into space.
—Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
There was nothing to do but stare into space or chat.
—Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2023
But other seizures present much more subtly—a person may stare off into space, blink their eyes rapidly, experience changes in their breathing, or be unresponsive to noise or words.
—Patti Greco, Health.com, 18 Nov. 2021
People with this type of focal seizure may just stare into space and not react normally to their surroundings.
—Jordan Strickler, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2022
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Rosanna Sutherby, Verywell Health, 2 Jan. 2025
When the bear finally corners the rabbit, the rabbit gives the bear a dollar bill, causing the bear to sit down and stare into space.
—Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
There was nothing to do but stare into space or chat.
—Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2023
But other seizures present much more subtly—a person may stare off into space, blink their eyes rapidly, experience changes in their breathing, or be unresponsive to noise or words.
—Patti Greco, Health.com, 18 Nov. 2021
People with this type of focal seizure may just stare into space and not react normally to their surroundings.
—Jordan Strickler, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2022
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“Stare/gaze (off) into space.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stare%2Fgaze%20%28off%29%20into%20space. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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