glares 1 of 2

plural of glare

glares

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of glare

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of glares
Noun
Unfortunately, things took a dramatic turn at the end of the hour when Drew arrived at the church, drawing intense glares from nearly everyone in attendance. Andy Swift, TVLine, 25 Sep. 2025 Based on Alice Oseman's popular webcomic turned graphic novels, Heartstopper is loaded with longing glares, timid greetings, delicate touches, and all the definitive hallmarks of young love as two classmates fall for each other at Truham Grammar School for Boys. James Mercadante, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025 The second season promises eight episodes of more deadpan humor, soulless glares from Jenna Ortega as the titular character and even a Lady Gaga cameo, as Wednesday takes on another eerie supernatural mystery at Nevermore Academy. Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glares
Noun
  • Athens, Greece Athens glows beneath Mediterranean light, where marble ruins rise from its timeworn hillsides—from the world-famous Parthenon to the Temple of Hephaestus.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Some days my skin glows, and on others stress, and life’s ebbs and flows, bring breakouts, sun spots, dryness, and uneven texture.
    Micaela English, Flow Space, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In fact, Anderson is laughing at both sides while the world burns.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Oil splatters can leave a residue that burns onto the stovetop.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But establishing your lead funnyman as someone who just shuts up and stares blankly ahead isn’t a recipe for sustainable comedy.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2025
  • When Mahomes stares into the secondary, he’s greeted with congestion.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Below, the Winged Victory gleams in the garden.
    Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • With piercing rumbles, flickering gleams and heaps of fan interaction, Cain's concert felt more like an interactive theatrical experience.
    Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But then, the actress flashes a mischievous grin.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Hayley then flashes a strip of sonogram photos at the camera as the couple smiles and sways in the sunlight.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Every time one of us said the girl’s name, the lights flickered.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The trailer’s modular design allows researchers, aid organizations, and even event organizers to adapt the trailer to their needs, regardless of whether for charging equipment, powering lights and communication devices, or running refrigeration systems.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Safety Jay Ward glances over and shrugs.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In the second-floor dressing room, some stole glances onto the west terrace, which was covered in plywood and scattered with paint buckets.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Not explained is whether Makary would be happier if drug companies placed ads with immobile patients, frowns, and funereal music.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Ken’yaku, a commitment to frugality, is detectable in a corporate culture that frowns on perks or frills.
    Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Glares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glares. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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