stare at (someone)

phrasal verb

stared at (someone); staring at (someone); stares at (someone)

: to look steadily at (someone)

We just sat and stared at each other.

—often used figuratively for something that should be apparent

The solution was staring right at me but I didn't see it.

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Addam is the little brother hoping Dad will show up for Christmas this year; Alyn’s too jaded to stare at the front door any longer. —

Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 21 July 2024 This plays over Jimmy's memory of seeing Goldstein's guilty face stare at him solemnly from within the cop car. —

Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2024 Walking through the hotel is like strolling through an art gallery, with numerous works to stop and stare at. —

Austa Somvichian-Clausen, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2024 In Zoya’s rendering of a rape victim lying face down in blood, her head has turned too far to the side, like a broken doll’s, and her empty eye sockets stare at the viewer. —

Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stare at (someone)

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