unblinking
adjective
un·blink·ing
ˌən-ˈbliŋ-kiŋ 
1
: not blinking
2
: not showing signs of emotion, doubt, or confusion
unblinking frankness
an unblinking report of the causes of the crisis
Examples of unblinking in a Sentence
The book provides an unblinking view of the causes of the war.
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His eyes were unblinking and vacant.
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Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
What makes your own skin crawl isn’t just the hideousness of the violence but the unblinking matter-of-factness with which DaCosta films it.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2026
In making the documentary, Craig stayed true to his and his brother’s body of work, which stares with unblinking eyes at the repercussions of violence.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 9 Dec. 2025
Hinkey finds both viciousness and vulnerability within Red Feather, crafting, through his fierce physicality and long, unblinking gazes, a man aware of the world steadily leaving him behind.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
What makes your own skin crawl isn’t just the hideousness of the violence but the unblinking matter-of-factness with which DaCosta films it.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2026
In making the documentary, Craig stayed true to his and his brother’s body of work, which stares with unblinking eyes at the repercussions of violence.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 9 Dec. 2025
Hinkey finds both viciousness and vulnerability within Red Feather, crafting, through his fierce physicality and long, unblinking gazes, a man aware of the world steadily leaving him behind.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unblinking
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“Unblinking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unblinking. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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