gaze
a long fixed look
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,566 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 11,692 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a long fixed look also: regard he fixed his paternal gaze on me
verb
- look at with fixed eyes also: stare The students stared at the teacher with amazement
gaze in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Gloria's gaze dwelt on the house across the wide street.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1
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He almost, touched the stile before his affrighted gaze encountered this 'goblin damned.'
Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 · Robert Seymour · Chapter 1
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Johnny McLean saw the little maid and then his gaze was riveted on the president.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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I felt his eyes challenge mine, and I was forced to meet his darkly questioning gaze.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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But Mme. Favoral was still the same woman, whose firmest resolutions vanished under the gaze of her husband.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1