stare out
phrasal verb
stared out; staring out; stares out
British
: to look directly into a person's eyes without fear until he or she becomes uncomfortable and looks away
—often used figuratively
They had stared out danger more than once.
Examples of stare out in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The camera pans to him staring out into the audience with joy and, seemingly, disbelief at how much love the fans showed him.
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Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 25 June 2024
Not that Mays ever stared out at the mound or was looking to fight.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 19 June 2024
Cooke might stare out at center field and take a deep breath.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2024
Imagine a kindly grandfather-type figure sitting by an open hotel window, staring out at the sea on the French Riviera.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2024
Visitors to Lincoln’s second-floor office in the White House shortly after he was notified of his friend’s death found the president staring out the window.
—Mary Ann Ashcraft, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2024
As supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio danced in the shallow end of a sleek infinity pool, fashion designer Prabal Gurung stared out at the lush mangroves, swaying palms, and the glistening Caribbean as the sun dipped into the horizon.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Robb Report, 21 May 2024
Working in the heart of Uptown, my everyday routine of parking in a busy deck, walking to my office via skywalks and staring out a 35th floor window continually amazed me.
—Philip Freeman, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
And to stare out from the children’s bedroom onto the gas chambers was extremely intense.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2024
Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 25 June 2024
Not that Mays ever stared out at the mound or was looking to fight.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 19 June 2024
Cooke might stare out at center field and take a deep breath.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2024
Imagine a kindly grandfather-type figure sitting by an open hotel window, staring out at the sea on the French Riviera.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2024
Visitors to Lincoln’s second-floor office in the White House shortly after he was notified of his friend’s death found the president staring out the window.
—Mary Ann Ashcraft, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2024
As supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio danced in the shallow end of a sleek infinity pool, fashion designer Prabal Gurung stared out at the lush mangroves, swaying palms, and the glistening Caribbean as the sun dipped into the horizon.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Robb Report, 21 May 2024
Working in the heart of Uptown, my everyday routine of parking in a busy deck, walking to my office via skywalks and staring out a 35th floor window continually amazed me.
—Philip Freeman, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
And to stare out from the children’s bedroom onto the gas chambers was extremely intense.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Stare out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stare%20out. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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