Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looked on
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Brown sprinted to Parker’s bench, stared at the Mission Hills football players and brought her right index finger to her lips.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026 -
As the Republican applause continued, the president stared in their direction, with a disgusted look on his face.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The Javits Center looked dim and pale, like an aging prototype of all the other blue-glass boxes on the West Side of Manhattan, a miscalculation that never lived up to the fantasy of a riverside prism reflecting the vibrant rhythms of New York.—
Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Reinforcing the defense was a key objective this offseason, especially with the retirement of Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, but the team looked vulnerable in the counterattack.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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Yoon’s lawyers reject conviction An expressionless Yoon gazed straight ahead as the judge delivered the sentence in the same courtroom where former military rulers and presidents have been convicted of treason, corruption and other crimes over the decades.—
Kim Tong-Hyung,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Dreher led me to a spot at the center of the nave and gazed down.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The advanced technology peered even deeper into the sword, revealing that the craftsmanship around the pommel was truly awesome.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Feb. 2026
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Nearby, a mating pair of wild swans that live on the lake peered over the fence.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Still, other Coppin State runners gawked at his broad chest, bulging biceps and thick quads.—
Tyler Jett,
Des Moines Register,
21 Jan. 2026
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They’re presented as endearing surprises of nature and life, celebrated rather than gawked at.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Inside the old asylum, plaster peeled from mottled walls and holes gaped in the ceiling.—
Jen Rose Smith,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Some stuffing gaped out of the rips on the back.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The post, which has been viewed more than 400,000 times, sparked plenty of discourse in the comments section.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Marvel was always a visual medium, from the first illustrated comics in New York to the international blockbuster movies that are viewed all over the world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
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According to them, Acuarela aims to reposition how Latin American fashion is perceived globally.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
24 Feb. 2026
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It was perceived as a day of opportunity for tenants, who shuffled among apartments in search of places that were larger, better located, or appointed with marvels of the day such as hot water, flush toilets, or electric lighting.—
Henry Grabar,
The Atlantic,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Looked on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looked%20on. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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