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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The men taken off those streets and put in Cecot — officially named the Terrorism Confinement Center — now stare at visitors from behind bars, meekly obeying orders from armed guards.
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David Culver, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
After contact, Uyeda has his players stare at the ground, visualizing an imaginary ball sitting in the same spot.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Some whisper, some sleep, some stare at the ceiling, lost in thought.
—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
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David Culver, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
After contact, Uyeda has his players stare at the ground, visualizing an imaginary ball sitting in the same spot.
—Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Some whisper, some sleep, some stare at the ceiling, lost in thought.
—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
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 1 Jun. 2025.
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