gazes 1 of 2

plural of gaze

gazes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of gaze

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gazes
Noun
Despite this extreme proximity, their gazes bypass each other entirely. Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026 For starters, bright colors inject visibility – not merely for players looking to find each other amid the chaos of a World Cup match, but also for brands looking to draw the gazes of millions of onlooking fans towards their logo. Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 22 June 2026 But the melancholy pop soundtrack (Gracie Abrams, Lana del Rey, Noah Cyrus) and many, many longing gazes suggest we’re meant to find all of this terribly moving, rather than exhausting. Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026 Everyone’s soft gazes soon hardened as the magnificent baby with so many rolls and love handles proved to be all unsightly flab. Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026 Their gazes famously met for the first time on the Croisette in 1955, and from that moment on, nothing was the same. Francesca Pellegrini, Vanity Fair, 19 Apr. 2026 Drinks downed, the guests’ gazes landed on the horological wall in front of them. Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026 Psychologist Victor Chung and his research team found in 2024 that shared attention on the same object strengthens social cohesion even when people’s gazes are physically scattered. Yook Jihun, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026 Besides their long, dark hair and smoldering gazes, what do Charli XCX and Salma Hayek have in common? Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 1 Feb. 2026
Verb
Yan gazes intently at how the colors reflect against Pascoal’s skin, eyes and hair. Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026 It’s presented as an impressionistic historical montage, of Black farmworkers and the land, with clips of Black history that include modern suburbs, and a woman—Z herself—who gazes out of a door into a sere expanse of land bordered by low mountains. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026 Yet Etna gazes sensitively upon the vulnerable American soldiers who command him. Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026 The Child has placed his foot on the basket of yarns and has grasped the yarnwinder and gazes attentively at the four spokes that are in the form of a cross. Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 The chic solarium vibe is enhanced by the showstopping steel-and-glass roof that gazes up to five floors of apartments with baby-blue shutters. Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026 In one image, a young sitter with the Arabic word for ‘justice’ painted on her cheek gazes sensuously into the camera, while flooding the frame with wafts of smoke. Michael-Oliver Harding, CNN Money, 28 July 2026 Jeffrey Dean Morgan gazes out at the audience for The Walking Dead - Dead City Season 3 panel at Comic-Con in San Diego on July 24. People Staff, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026 As Lestat gazes in awe at the light above and marvels at heaven, Paul receives a message. Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gazes
Noun
  • The crowd sips matcha dragon fruit cocktails and stares, aghast.
    Dina Cheney, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Her wide eyes speak their own language of panicked blinks and observant stares.
    Judy Berman, Time, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • In late summer or early fall, dig up the plant and divide the fleshy roots into clumps with one to three eyes.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The boy goes to live with his mother, a kind-looking blond woman with sparkly blue eyes.
    Ledio Cakaj, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026

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“Gazes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gazes. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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