just looking
idiom
—used to tell a store clerk that one is looking at the things being sold in the store but does not plan to buy anything specific
The clerk asked if I needed any help, but I told him I was just looking.
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Viewers just looking for an easy distraction might find that this version goes down easier than a darker, sharper series might have.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
Sophie is just looking to get out of a strange situationship with her roommate, and Graham happens to appear.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
And that’s really just looking at the language and deciding whether or not that language is created by an LLM.
—Sean Illing, Vox, 5 July 2025
Nothing crazy or over the top, just looking ready to handle business.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
Sophie is just looking to get out of a strange situationship with her roommate, and Graham happens to appear.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
And that’s really just looking at the language and deciding whether or not that language is created by an LLM.
—Sean Illing, Vox, 5 July 2025
Nothing crazy or over the top, just looking ready to handle business.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for just looking
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“Just looking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20looking. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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