side-glance

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Recent Examples of side-glance 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
Noun
  • At first glance, ostrich didn’t seem the most climate-friendly option (beans), the most ethical (beans again), or the tastiest (pork, in my personal opinion).
    Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • At first glance, the contests hold little mystery: Democrats have significant advantages in the State House district and one of the two State Senate districts that are up for grabs, while the other district in the upper chamber is all but certain to remain in Republican hands.
    Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This means people in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. will be able to catch a glimpse of the planet parade on a clear night.
    Athena Sobhan, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Archaeologists in Pompeii have made a stunning new discovery: a private bathhouse that offers a glimpse into the luxurious lifestyle of the city's elite before they were buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • His eyebrows were drawn together, his gaze was sharp, even his gentle-looking lips were closed tight.
    Ian Buruma, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
  • But in the early days of 2025, the X owner has turned his gaze towards the UK.
    David Gilbert, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Connor had previously given fans a peek into this trip on his Story earlier this month, sharing pics of himself golfing and hanging with some local wildlife.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Wendy Williams is opening up in her first live interview since a bombshell Lifetime documentary gave a peek into her life after her frontotemporal dementia diagnosis.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Solitary chicks emit fewer anxious peeps if given a mirror for company.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Places like Boulder, Colorado and Austin, Texas, were among the hotspots, where at least a quarter of peeps were putting in hours from their pads.
    Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The panel is an ultra-low glare design, too, thanks to premium low-reflection technology, and supports wider viewing angles than regular LCD models.
    John Archer, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • This image's fiery glare, eyes swirled in their galactic arms, is a combination of mixed-spectrum captures using the James Webb Space Telescope for mid-infrared light, and the Hubble Space Telescope for visible and ultraviolet light.
    Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Radek looked at him from the side, an appraising stare.
    Brandon Taylor, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • What endures through all of the yelling and conjecture around James, his greatness and his unprecedented career, is this stare caught on camera.
    Zach Harper, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • On Tuesday, Jan 7, the influencer, 28, celebrated uploading his first YouTube video in nearly three years by giving his fans a view of his year-long fitness transformation that gave him six-pack abs.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Photo : Simon Berlyn A view of the chef’s kitchen and adjacent dining room.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025

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“Side-glance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/side-glance. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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