side-glance

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Recent Examples of side-glance An apparently penniless street boy in a torn jacket carries a big woven-wicker basket on his back, casting a side-glance in hopes of scoring some work as a porter. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for side-glance
Noun
  • At first glance, Krypton seemed like prequelitis taken to an extreme.
    Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Such a contract would, at first glance, fall short of the 10-year, $700 million deal that took worldwide superstar Shohei Ohtani across Southern California to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Instead of offering viewers a glimpse of the big reveal in each episode, we get walloped with a U-turn over the course of two or three episodes.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • The presentation offers a glimpse at how SpaceX views the long-term future of Starlink.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • But when the Hubble Space Telescope turned its gaze toward Neptune’s dark eye in 1994, the spot had disappeared.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Eastwood’s unhurried gaze allows the characters’ humanity to shine through.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Before cleaning your floors, take a peek at the baseboards.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Louisville Courier Journal Election Day is Tuesday, and some might want to take a peek at their ballot with key issues to consider before heading to the polls.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • For my clean beauty peeps, Merit is worth the hype.
    Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Speaking of detailed, for the movie, Reitman obtained the original blueprints of Rockefeller Center and leaned on the memories of those who were there at the time to build a replica of Studio 8H, including the SNL set and backstage areas that viewers have seen peeps of on air over the years.
    Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Swap the city for somewhere that looks dark on a light-pollution map with a western horizon free from the glare of a city.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
  • When Al brings out his home-movie camera, circa 1960, the family squints into the glare of the light bar necessary for shooting indoors: this is how midcentury parents captured our happiest moments, by nearly blinding us.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • On the other hand, a dog's stare can sometimes signal discomfort or stress.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The stares, people pulling and touching you, photographing you.
    Reed Putman, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The drones and robots are outfitted with hidden cameras so researchers can get an up-close view of live critters without a noticeable human presence.
    Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
  • After this initial puzzlement, I got used to switching to Edit view quickly.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024

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“Side-glance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/side-glance. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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