Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leers
Noun
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Brith stares, dazed, nonplussed.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026 -
Surrounded by, among others, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and several family members, Trump stares bluntly as Swanson and Landwehr go at it.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
26 May 2026
Verb
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But what one fixates on here is how the two men flanking the woman stand protectively close to her.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
30 May 2026
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And interminably long campaign cycles — where media coverage fixates on the horse race and almost never engages with policy — leave voters both disengaged and underinformed.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Fortunately, the emotional spar fest between the queen of withering glares and snippy comments — award winner Allison Janney — and the onstage king of stammering self involvement — Andrew Rannells — clicks in director/writer Jim Rash dramedy debut.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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The shooter tamed the sun’s glares while ensuring the deep-red gazebo popped against the lush green park.—
Kimberly Gedeon,
PC Magazine,
28 May 2026
Noun
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For more than 130 years, this twilight chamber, as Ingmar Bergman called it, was brought to life by the lives of others, by their thoughts, their struggles, their words and their gazes.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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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,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His shoulders sagging beneath the weight of disbelief, Roch Cholowsky trudged toward the dugout rail, stealing glances at the jubilant Saint Mary’s mob flooding the diamond behind him.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Some of the glances were written directly into the script, but others came naturally.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
Noun
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The show also includes looks that are really about preserving the performer’s face and employing subtle transformations via stubble or smaller prosthetic pieces.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
4 June 2026
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The Spurs scored only 40 points in the entire second half and struggled to generate good looks in the fourth quarter.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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“Leers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leers. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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