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
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
  • Theirs was a life together cut off in its infancy, but still the flame burns bright.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The spark becomes a blaze, and trust between citizens and the military burns with it.
    Eric Chastain, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the picture, Duggar holds her son, who wears a gray onesie and stares into the camera.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Thus, Botticelli’s Jesus, who stares at the fruit in deep thought, perhaps prophesies his own death and return, as opposed to the child in the Dreyfus Madonna, who proudly shows the unity of his church to his mother.
    Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 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
  • 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
  • The film begins with a flashback scene to the beginning of the rage virus, then flashes forward 28 years to an isolated island near the Scottish Highlands, where its inhabitants are isolated from the zombie-like creatures that roam the mainland.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Even back on board, the show continues after dark, with pelicans and reef sharks drawn to the yacht’s lights and sea lions sometimes clambering onto the aft deck.
    Rachel Ingram, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The lights dim, music rises, and the room bursts into vibrant motion.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The nurse smiles, but glances at the clock.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • On the other side of the aisle, Emmet chooses the same and the steward glances towards me.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Byrne has never been better, sharper, or more intimidating as a screen presence, carrying the movie with squints and frowns.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025

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“Glares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glares. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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