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 apparentThe solution was staring right at me but I didn't see it.
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Some whisper, some sleep, some stare at the ceiling, lost in thought.
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Courtney Wittich, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Doctors stare at X-ray transparencies and frown, just a little.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 13 May 2025
People of all ages stare at screens for work, school, and entertainment.
—Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2025
Which is why, day after day, the deeply faithful and the merely curious alike assemble before St. Peter's to stare at that slim chimney.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
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Courtney Wittich, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
Doctors stare at X-ray transparencies and frown, just a little.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 13 May 2025
People of all ages stare at screens for work, school, and entertainment.
—Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2025
Which is why, day after day, the deeply faithful and the merely curious alike assemble before St. Peter's to stare at that slim chimney.
—Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stare at (someone)
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“Stare at (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stare%20at%20%28someone%29. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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