Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squinny
Noun
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England’s No 1, filling the huge gloves of Mary Earps following her retirement, was born with a severe squint.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
8 July 2025 -
Fuller suffered from a curvature of the spine, which made her slouch, and from myopia, which made her squint.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Part of the difficulty in determining just how many moons orbit Uranus is the proximity of these natural satellites to the planet and the bright glare of the planet itself, said Scott Sheppard, astronomer at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, DC.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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Since launching her career a decade ago, the youngest Cyrus sibling has been carving her own path while facing addiction and mental health struggles in the glare of a spotlight focused on her famous family.—
Jeff Nelson,
People.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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What are your thoughts on the implications of the movie’s sexualizing gaze?—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Aug. 2025
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In this case, Chanel didn't even need to step out of her carrier—her gaze alone sent the resident cats scrambling for safety.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Back then, Mann attracted stares, questions, suspicion, and sometimes hostility.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
19 Aug. 2025
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While your dog may look at you with a relaxed and happy demeanor, the dog that looks at a person or another dog with a direct and hard stare is potentially a threat.—
Dawn Kovell,
Mercury News,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At the wedding, all of the couple’s guests morph into Sheeran, who leers at the horrified actor.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2025
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When the band blows up amid tragedy, Zoe shoves her once-starry persona aside and embraces suburban life with a well-meaning husband and his creepy son, who leers at Cherry.—
Caryn Ganz,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Rattle the bars with his scream and swallow me into the black of his gape.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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This summer’s big trip to Greece, for example, was preceded by a two-day escape to Venice, Italy, so the kids could get a quick taste of the tiramisu and squid ink pasta, as well as gape at the stunning canals and Venetian masks.—
Navdeep Singh Dhillon,
Parents,
29 July 2025
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“Squinny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squinny. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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