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Recent Examples of side-glance
An apparently penniless street boy in a torn jacket carries a big woven-wicker basket on his back, casting a side-glance in hopes of scoring some work as a porter.
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
Their humor also springs from signature side-glances and hand gestures.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
Their humor also springs from signature side-glances and hand gestures.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for side-glance
Noun
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The Broncos, then, are in an enviable position but also one that carries perhaps more risk than first glance might suggest.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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Altogether, their collective glance would acknowledge that a fantasy had become a reality for a local kid turned big league coach.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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At the end of The Age of Innocence (1920), Edith Wharton skips forward from her 1870s setting to give us an early-twentieth-century glimpse of her protagonist Newland Archer.—
Michael Gorra,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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The crew has also appeared live on camera throughout NASA’s continuing broadcast of the mission, allowing candid glimpses of their life in space.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Through these photos, Dominique Pelicot is not ‘just’ casting an incestuous gaze on me, as was said during the investigation and the Mazan rapes trial.—
TIME,
Time,
7 Apr. 2026
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In one scene from the film’s original script, the King of Pop stares at his reflection in the mirror, capturing his sorrowful gaze as police car lights flash behind him.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Beneath the garish camouflage paint job, this is a first peek at the Peaq, a seven-seater all-electric SUV that’s the biggest, most luxurious and high-tech Škoda ever built.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Apr. 2026
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Newfound fossils from a site in southwestern China, preserved in exquisite detail, offer a peek at a time in Earth’s distant past called the Ediacaran (635 million to 542 million years ago).—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
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Most of all, No Kings peeps are being criticized for not having a ready answer as to whether protests can translate to midterm Blues.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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Of note, for protein peeps, the very same burger is offered as The Naked Burger at Russell’s brunch.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Eclipses give solar scientists a rare chance to study the sun's wispy outer atmosphere, or corona, which is usually drowned out by the overwhelming glare of the solar disk.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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With any degree of glare the driving mode indications are difficult to read.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In one scene from the film’s original script, the King of Pop stares at his reflection in the mirror, capturing his sorrowful gaze as police car lights flash behind him.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
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To play for Hurley is to understand that taking a play off is not acceptable, that bending over and tugging at your short hems – a sure sign, in Hurley’s estimation, of weakness – will earn you either a death stare or a run up the steps.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Al-Thani, whom Epstein knew from at least 2012, agreed with some of Epstein’s views, their correspondence suggests.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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By focusing on her relationships with comrades and the inner turmoil of conflict, My Dear Theo offers a unique, intimate view of war that transcends traditional documentary storytelling.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Side-glance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/side-glance. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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