unblinking
adjective
un·blink·ing
ˌən-ˈbliŋ-kiŋ 
1
: not blinking
2
: not showing signs of emotion, doubt, or confusion
unblinking frankness
Examples of unblinking in a Sentence
The book provides an unblinking view of the causes of the war.
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Law and Hoult give emotionally detailed, deeply felt performances that partly work against type, while the film’s unblinking portrait of the seductive, corrosive power of hate gives it a power that rises above a typical cat-and-mouse policier.
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Live-action, walkaround versions of cartoons do not look like themselves; Chip and Dale should not be six feet tall, the Incredibles should not be unblinking with frozen smiles on their faces, and Peter Pan should not look like a 20-year-old twink in a wig.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2024
Instead, McNaughton and co-screenwriter Richard Fire gave their financiers and audiences the real deal, an unblinking stare into the heart of indifferent evil that was truly, unforgettably terrifying.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
Fixing an unblinking, slightly bulging gaze on anyone who crosses her, Greer is high-diva loftiness.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2024
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
Live-action, walkaround versions of cartoons do not look like themselves; Chip and Dale should not be six feet tall, the Incredibles should not be unblinking with frozen smiles on their faces, and Peter Pan should not look like a 20-year-old twink in a wig.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2024
Instead, McNaughton and co-screenwriter Richard Fire gave their financiers and audiences the real deal, an unblinking stare into the heart of indifferent evil that was truly, unforgettably terrifying.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024
Fixing an unblinking, slightly bulging gaze on anyone who crosses her, Greer is high-diva loftiness.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Unblinking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unblinking. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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