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.
Recent Examples on the Web
An aggressive mountain lion may fixate on you with an unblinking stare, a behavior distinct from many animals that typically avoid direct eye contact.
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Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2024
An unblinking eye could watch everything from the pens in which China’s nuclear ballistic missile submarines are kept to Iranian Revolutionary Guard facilities that can threaten U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria.
—David Zikusoka, Foreign Affairs, 2 Feb. 2024
Days of Wine and Roses is an affecting, unblinking portrayal of the reality of dealing with addiction that’s seldom seen on Broadway.
—EW.com, 29 Jan. 2024
Tall and lanky, Crombie’s character had a flat, borderline menacing affect and an unblinking 1,000-yard stare.
—Aimee Ortiz, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
And at the Irish Rep, a revival of Brian Friel’s 1980 play, Translations (directed by Doug Hughes as part of the theater’s yearlong Friel Project), is turning a wry, unblinking gaze on the violent project of linguistic imperialism undertaken by the British Army in Ireland.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2023
Carr’s drawings, paintings, and installations, at once unblinking and delicate, have an uncanny ability to distill the essence of his subjects.
—Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2023
Shot by Franco’s regular DP Yves Cape with a no-fuss, unblinking gaze, the film has a textured feel for its Brooklyn locations, giving clear definition to the characters’ world.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2023
But the most absorbing pieces are those in which Gurba turns her unblinking gaze to life’s cruelties, weaving together disparate threads that somehow hold in the end.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023
Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2024
An unblinking eye could watch everything from the pens in which China’s nuclear ballistic missile submarines are kept to Iranian Revolutionary Guard facilities that can threaten U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria.
—David Zikusoka, Foreign Affairs, 2 Feb. 2024
Days of Wine and Roses is an affecting, unblinking portrayal of the reality of dealing with addiction that’s seldom seen on Broadway.
—EW.com, 29 Jan. 2024
Tall and lanky, Crombie’s character had a flat, borderline menacing affect and an unblinking 1,000-yard stare.
—Aimee Ortiz, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
And at the Irish Rep, a revival of Brian Friel’s 1980 play, Translations (directed by Doug Hughes as part of the theater’s yearlong Friel Project), is turning a wry, unblinking gaze on the violent project of linguistic imperialism undertaken by the British Army in Ireland.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2023
Carr’s drawings, paintings, and installations, at once unblinking and delicate, have an uncanny ability to distill the essence of his subjects.
—Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2023
Shot by Franco’s regular DP Yves Cape with a no-fuss, unblinking gaze, the film has a textured feel for its Brooklyn locations, giving clear definition to the characters’ world.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2023
But the most absorbing pieces are those in which Gurba turns her unblinking gaze to life’s cruelties, weaving together disparate threads that somehow hold in the end.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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