How to Use gaze in a Sentence
- He gazed out the window at the snow.
- She gazed intently into his eyes.
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Looking to gaze out over the twinkling lights of the city?
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Georgann Yara,
The Arizona Republic,
16 June 2023
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Put down a blanket, lay down, and gaze up at the stars.
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Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2024
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More from the crew here The sky hasn’t been the prettiest to gaze at lately with all the rain.
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Steven Vargas,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2023
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Then there were the huge, wide windows, which didn’t gaze over the river from some aloof height.
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Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
10 Nov. 2023
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Draw shoulders down and back, brace core, and gaze toward the dumbbell.
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Megan Falk,
Women's Health,
18 Aug. 2023
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The site can now be visited by the public, which for decades had to gaze down from the bustling sidewalks.
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Patrick Smith,
NBC News,
21 June 2023
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But the sixth-year Beavers coach also plans to allow for bit of star gazing.
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oregonlive,
7 Sep. 2023
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In the cover photo of the upload, Hilton held Phoenix in her arms while gazing at him.
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Angel Saunders,
Peoplemag,
19 Dec. 2023
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His mother stands in the foreground, gazing at the camera.
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Jonathan Blitzer,
The New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2024
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Diners sit on shabby chairs and gaze out at the orchard growing fruit for the jams.
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Rebecca Saunders,
CNN,
22 Nov. 2022
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But for most of the buildup and parts of the game itself, Julie Sanchez and her husband, Ralph, weren’t gazing up at those screens at all.
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Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 July 2023
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The comet can be seen in the early evenings by gazing toward the west-northwest horizon.
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Denise Chow,
NBC News,
4 Apr. 2024
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In the gag trailer, Cannon gazes upon the prospective mothers while the crowd cheers him on.
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Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2023
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Blue waves curled off the plate, as if gazing hard enough at the sky could eventually pull you off the ground.
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Leslie Jamison,
The New Yorker,
15 Jan. 2024
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Come nightfall, drive north out of Moab and head deep into the wilderness, spread out a blanket, and gaze up at the sky above.
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Alicia Erickson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Dec. 2022
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Keep your neck in a neutral position by gazing at the floor.
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Shauna Harrison,
SELF,
28 Mar. 2023
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Hiking through the Pyrenees and gazing at the stars at night sounds like a wonderful dream.
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Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
21 Dec. 2023
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In one picture was seen smiling whilst gazing at Swift in awe during the show.
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Escher Walcott,
Peoplemag,
31 May 2023
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In the sweet snapshot, Evan wore a pair of bright red suspenders with a bowtie and gazed down at the table beside him and his mother.
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Charna Flam,
Peoplemag,
27 Mar. 2024
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Hilton holds her son sweetly on her lap and gazes lovingly at him.
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Rosa Sanchez,
Harper's BAZAAR,
22 Aug. 2023
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Tarrio, dressed in blue suit and vest, gazed at his relatives in the courtroom gallery as the verdict was read.
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Hannah Allam,
Washington Post,
4 May 2023
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Rather than gazing upward at the vaunted man on the horse, we are called here to be with each other and gaze within.
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Cate McQuaid,
BostonGlobe.com,
25 July 2023
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Rent a kayak from one of the local outfitters and gaze over the water toward hills filled with vibrant leaves.
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Jessica Puckett,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Sep. 2023
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Shifts fixation across midline (moves gaze from left to right).
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Emily Cook,
Parents,
14 Sep. 2023
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Why work with an ocean to gaze at and a Japanese garden upon which to reflect?
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Evan Benn,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2024
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Longtime residents gazed at the workers sawing the arms of the tree and expressed sorrow.
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Samantha Latson,
Washington Post,
18 July 2023
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With a lead on the scoreboard and the look of lunacy all around, the Prince gazed out at the boiling sea of mass hysteria and opened his teeth wide and feral.
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Joseph Goodman | [email protected],
al,
17 Mar. 2023
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When a boom and distant gunfire pierce the calm, Mr. Adler gazes skyward and says that this is why his family remains at a temporary home two hours north, near Haifa.
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Howard Lafranchi,
The Christian Science Monitor,
28 Mar. 2024
- She looked at him with a calm, steady gaze.
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So, Becky chose to dress for the Miranda gaze and wore a romper.
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Bella Arnold,
Vulture,
2 July 2023
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There’s a sense of freedom in that, in not answering to the white gaze.
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Marjua Estevez,
refinery29.com,
24 Feb. 2023
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How, or did, the female gaze shape the app’s design and functions?
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Jane Thier,
Fortune,
23 Dec. 2023
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Her hair was pulled back to give the dress full attention of any gaze.
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Kerane Marcellus,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2023
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But no one is able to hold the gaze of their lover, under the shadow of the ever-present third.
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Patrick Frater,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2023
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Women leaned in to their beauty and leveraged the male gaze.
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Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
4 Oct. 2023
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Nothing breaks the gaze of an Eagles fan on their guys.
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Mike Freeman,
USA TODAY,
27 June 2023
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Keep your gaze on the ground, with your neck in a neutral position.
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Brett Williams,
Men's Health,
18 May 2023
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Two girls go by us in XL hoodies over baseball caps, the brims pulled down to hide their gaze.
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Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
1 July 2023
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Problems at the bank, founded in 1856 and one of the biggest in the world, has shifted the finance world’s gaze from the U.S. to Europe.
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Patrick Smith,
NBC News,
16 Mar. 2023
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In the first group, there’s a tautness in the expressions and a specificity in the gazes: someone’s in there.
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Jackson Arn,
The New Yorker,
23 Oct. 2023
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Gone was the deer-in-the-headlights gaze from some of the toughest losses of Ewers’ first season in Austin.
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Mike Finger,
San Antonio Express-News,
30 Dec. 2023
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The woman, her gaze: turned to face the outside, looking outward.
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Elizabeth Barber,
Harper's Magazine,
9 Feb. 2024
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Raise the weight up above chest, keeping gaze on it, until arm is straight but not locked at the elbow.
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Jordan Galloway,
Women's Health,
25 July 2023
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The bull settles his gaze on Catalino and stomps the ground, shooting dust into the air.
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Toby Muse,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2024
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The writer often talked about the freedom in refusing the white gaze.
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Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Apr. 2024
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With short cropped hair and a focused gaze, Nixon Garcia observes from off to one side.
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Sarah Matusek,
The Christian Science Monitor,
18 Dec. 2023
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Cameras set the viewer’s gaze squarely on the diehards, who’ve shed the peloton, and are farthest up the incline.
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Thomas Curran,
Time,
8 Aug. 2023
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After sunset that evening, turn your gaze to the southeast to catch a glimpse of the rising sturgeon moon.
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USA TODAY,
30 July 2023
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Joy Ride eschews the male gaze: its jokes are from female and non-binary points of view.
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Laura Zornosa,
Time,
6 July 2023
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Through his art, Meris reclaims his own body from a figure that has been distorted by the white gaze.
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Michelle Aslam,
Dallas News,
6 Apr. 2023
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The cosmic metallic tones created steel gazes, with drool dripping from the corners of the mouth.
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India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
21 Feb. 2024
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The current era of mass television has shifted the axis and appetite of our gaze.
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WIRED,
29 Oct. 2023
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If your gaze is hunting for a new position, this is the perfect time to send out your resume.
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Tarot Astrologers,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2023
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That is now changing and so, too, the notion that any one gender holds a monopoly on being the object of the gaze.
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Guy Trebay,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2024
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But that hasn’t let Burberry shift its gaze from its bigger target.
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Prarthana Prakash,
Fortune Europe,
16 Nov. 2023
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In this scene, the camera’s rapturous gaze is fixed on Tomas’s back, as if it’s obsessed with the stories the body can uniquely tell.
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Vulture,
17 Oct. 2023
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The steely gaze of the model who crosses her arms over her breasts with each change of dress: her fragility counts, her eternity.
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Concita De Gregorio,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 July 2023
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In his 2001 memoir, Doty’s gaze lingers on great paintings and ordinary household objects alike.
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Celine Nguyen,
The Atlantic,
20 Mar. 2024
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