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 apparent

The solution was staring right at me but I didn't see it.

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Your cat may stare at the television for two possible reasons: they are either stimulated by what's on it; or they are being disturbed by it. —

Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025 Pudding would stare at every car that drove into town, and the locals would feed him out of sympathy for the loss of his family. —

Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025 Find it on Amazon Blue Light Blocking Glasses for Computer Workers A large population of workers stare at a bright computer screen all day. —

Veronica Booth, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024 The great screen-time debate How much time is too much time for a kid to stare at a digital screen? —

Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stare at (someone)

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