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.
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Now Dani was leaning over the railing, staring out at the vast sea—the sea that would remain the sea forever, no matter what any boy did.
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Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
Also available as a serenity-stimulating perfume, the scent smells like staring out at ocean waves from the inside of a pristine yoga studio.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 8 Feb. 2025
The TikTok video, which was shared on February 3 and has so far gained over 390,000 views, shows the fed-up dog staring out a window.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Our mother was at the wheel because Tom refused to learn to drive a car, while Ellen and I sat in the back seat, staring out anxiously from beneath a welter of books and the glinting gold wrappers of a dozen Cadbury Milks.
—Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
Also available as a serenity-stimulating perfume, the scent smells like staring out at ocean waves from the inside of a pristine yoga studio.
—Jenny Berg, Allure, 8 Feb. 2025
The TikTok video, which was shared on February 3 and has so far gained over 390,000 views, shows the fed-up dog staring out a window.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Our mother was at the wheel because Tom refused to learn to drive a car, while Ellen and I sat in the back seat, staring out anxiously from beneath a welter of books and the glinting gold wrappers of a dozen Cadbury Milks.
—Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Stare out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stare%20out. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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