Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looks on
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After rolling through the Big East tournament last week, Pitino's current team looks poised to do even better — but the Johnnies didn't take this opener for granted.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026 -
Farke’s decision will set the tone for that crucial opening spell as Elland Road looks for a statement before their rivals for Premier League safety — Tottenham Hotspur, Nottingham Forest and West Ham — play on Sunday.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Mirkovic stares back intently, a serious look on his face.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Nearby, Ella Dalton stares into a copy of Normal People by Sally Rooney, and Mahi Kabra lounges by the hair-washing sinks holding A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara.—
Arden Fanning Andrews,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2026
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Tuxedoed servers wear playing-card pins on their lapels; a slot machine in the entryway shaped like a life-size Doc Holliday gazes at diners with uncanny intensity.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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Curving around the glistening, glacial Sarmiento Lake, an amphitheater of rooms gazes up at the Paine massif, with scenes constantly shifting depending on the time of day.—
Sarah Marshall,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Ask for an oceanview table that peers out onto your anchored ship.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
18 Mar. 2026
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The living area frames views of the curving exterior staircase that once led to the home’s front entry, while the dining area peers onto a garden vista.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
10 Mar. 2026
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My eleven-year-old self rolls her eyes, glares at my thirty-six-year-old body, and silently calls me fat.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Straitjacketed inside the inescapable present, Pearl gapes up to discover that her husband, Walker, has found her; Walker was always going to find her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Looks on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looks%20on. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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