Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looks on
Verb
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The boy jerks his head as if to wake himself, turns around abruptly and looks the other way, even though there’s nothing special to see besides darkness and emptiness, which is where a living eye should never look.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025 -
The way the Eastern Conference looks right now is only going to make this early-season slump tougher on the Sabres.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Another stares straight ahead, revealing no emotion, a mystery deepened by the bags under her eyes and the safety pin stabbed through her nose.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2025
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In making the documentary, Craig stayed true to his and his brother’s body of work, which stares with unblinking eyes at the repercussions of violence.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
9 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Around unexpected corners, the ocean gazes at you, a bold stranger.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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In the 2022 snippet, the toddler gazes at the stage from his father’s arms in a pair of headphones.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
1 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Dappled sunlight peers through the trees into living spaces designed to capture the gentle hues of sunrise and sunset.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
22 Nov. 2025
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But Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave peers out onto the sea, home to the country’s Baltic Sea naval fleet, powerful electronic warfare systems, ground troops and missile systems.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Nov. 2025
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“Looks on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looks%20on. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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