gazed

past tense of gaze

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gazed Terrion Arnold walked across the draft stage in Detroit in April 2024, gazed out at a then-record crowd after being selected by the host city’s franchise and delivered a message to Lions fans tuning in to see their newest addition. Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 30 June 2026 Near 18th and Grand on the second double-decker Orange Bus during the mind-boggling Oranje Fanwalk on Thursday, KC2026 CEO Pam Kramer gazed back — and realized there somehow were as many people behind them as before them. Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026 En route from the airport, his mother gazed out of the window, apparently rapt by these strange surroundings. The Week Uk, TheWeek, 20 June 2026 The pair were next seen in a close-up shot standing outside together as Thompson gazed lovingly at her new husband. Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026 Were the children subjected to the marshmallow test allowed to pursue such gratifying delights, or would merely touching the treats have demonstrated their surrender to short-termism, causing the psychologist who gazed at them through a peephole to return, disappointed? Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026 Parts of what was once open fine alpine grassland, which Tibetans call pangtang where herders moved freely and gazed across the boundless horizon, are now covered by dense rows of solar panels. Sanggay Tashi, The Conversation, 11 June 2026 The star, who was previously linked to Zach Braff, smiled at the camera while a smitten Cole gazed at her. Lara Walsh, InStyle, 24 May 2026 In the lab, the human art got higher ratings than the AI imagery, and people gazed at the human art for longer. Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gazed
Verb
  • Dozens of members of Patriot Front stood in front of him and stared at the polycarbonate gates of the Metro system.
    Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • The next day in Budapest’s Kossuth Square, opposite the Parliament building, tens of thousands of Hungarians, young and old, stared in jubilation and disbelief at the giant screens streaming the inaugural ceremonies taking place inside.
    Gordon F. Sander, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • Locals complained tourist gawked at them or traipsed through their yards.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Onlookers gawked from the balconies of nearby condo towers.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026

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“Gazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gazed. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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