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Recent Examples of side-glance
Their humor also springs from signature side-glances and hand gestures.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
An apparently penniless street boy in a torn jacket carries a big woven-wicker basket on his back, casting a side-glance in hopes of scoring some work as a porter.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
An apparently penniless street boy in a torn jacket carries a big woven-wicker basket on his back, casting a side-glance in hopes of scoring some work as a porter.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for side-glance
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But no matter how much the scene may resemble a legacy country club at first glance, this meetup exists almost in opposition to the city’s handful of expensive clubs with yearslong wait-lists and lengthy membership requirements.—
Lina Abascal,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2025
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Del Rey’s dress was black Valentino couture, and, at first glance, the star of the show was the oversized bow at the shoulder, which also included an eye-catching feather detail.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
7 May 2025
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My journey began in Paris and swept through Reims, Mainz, Freiburg, and Zurich, offering glimpses of Europe’s rich agricultural heartlands and vibrant food scenes.—
Hannah Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2025
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In these past few weeks, the Yankees are starting to see glimpses of that player.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Zendaya, never one to miss a visual cue, served high swagger with a tilted head and locked gaze, standing alongside her longtime stylist and image architect, Law Roach.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
7 May 2025
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Sheepishly, the couple put their clothes on and left the practice room under their teacher’s smirking gaze.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
3 May 2025
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Ahead of their excursion, Sánchez posted an Instagram Story showing a peek of the menu of the group's lunch at L'Avenue.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
17 May 2025
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Set in 1990s Iraq as dictator Saddam Hussein ruled the land, this is a slice of life actually shot in the country and a peek at what life was like then.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
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Berry Fizz At Mission Ceviche in Union Square and Upper East Side, a strawberry and cherry blend with lemon, topped with rose bubbly with a rim of dehydrated berries, sugar and peep.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Bonobos, great apes related to us and chimpanzees that live in the Republic of Congo, communicate with vocal calls including peeps, hoots, yelps, grunts, and whistles.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Restoring the luster Nordstrom department stores once had, and getting out from under the glare of Wall Street, is the basis for Nordstrom going private.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
16 May 2025
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The Supremes mostly sidestepped the core issue — for now While the media’s glare is on birthright citizenship, the justices carefully avoided a direct judgment on the 14th Amendment’s Citizenship clause on Thursday.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2025
Noun
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The slow starts, the slumping stars, the vacant thousand-yard stares, the near-misses, the bad penalties, the flukey bounces, the suddenly red-hot goalie on the other side, the unconvincing postgame soundbites.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Those signs, accompanied by a menacing growl and a hard stare often suggest that the dog is feeling threatened.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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As the cost of a degree soared, and a crisis over student debt came into view, politicians (and Republicans in particular) became more skeptical about letting federal dollars flow to universities.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Still, Biden didn’t mince words on his view of what Trump has shown the world on his return to power.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
8 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Side-glance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/side-glance. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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