stare
IPA: stˈɛr
noun
- A persistent gaze.
- (now archaic) A starling.
verb
- (intransitive, followed by "at") To look fixedly (at something).
- (transitive) To influence in some way by looking fixedly.
- (intransitive) To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence, colour, or brilliancy.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To stand out; to project; to bristle.
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Examples of "stare" in Sentences
- The animals stared to panic.
- She stared me with her limpid lovely eyes.
- All the time her lambent green eyes stared at me.
- Do you think your disapproving stare is calming my baby?
- Giant eyes stare from the roofs of tin shanties in Brazil.
- He stared with eyes of anger, showing his typical lout attitude.
- Do not fidget or look around, or stare at the people in the church.
- His eyes were dark brown and slightly protuberant, giving him an intense stare.
- I hope that my baleful "You're an ass" stare is as good as my friend says it is.
- One hulking sweet potato weighed in at 4 pounds on its own, drawing an admiring stare from the first lady.
- "Shut up, Mulligan!" was Bert Rhine's command, in receipt of which he received a venomous stare from the cripple.
- Because then that bald spokesguy with the BIG VOICE!! and unblinking stare is on my TV every bloody commercial break.
- That aside, Professor Paulsen's post fails to recognize that there is value in stare decisis from a litigants 'perspective.
- In other words, all five either disagree with my view on stare decisis or have made the tactical judgment to capitalize on the fact that * other* folks, at least sometimes, will feel obliged to follow * this* precedent, out of some kind of a belief in stare decisis.
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