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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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At first glance, last month’s La Liga fixture between Celta Vigo and Rayo Vallecano looked like any other.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Here is a selection of data points that provides a glance at Cincinnati.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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That patience may be why Helix feels less like a stunt and more like a glimpse of what comes next.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Kennard quickly got a glimpse of what life will be like playing with the Lakers’ big three of Doncic, James and Reaves.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The rich brown shade imparts barely-noticeable color that subtly brightens my gaze, while lifting and separating each lash with just a few swipes.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2026
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With his piercing gaze, he’d been known to freeze people momentarily in place, like a mesmerist.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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California’s booming economy is one of the world’s largest, but a peek behind the curtain exposes the forbidding reality of a statewide job market that is ranked as one of the nation’s worst.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Out on the sidewalk and behind barriers, lookie-loos crane their necks for a peek at the competitors, while pin traders mill through the churning crowd in hopes of making a souvenir swap.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Rowland paired her dress with semi-sheer black tights and peep-toe pumps to complete the look.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Carpenter accessorized with peep-toe mules, punctuating her look with her go-to blonde curls.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Under the roof — with the glare gone, the temperature easing across the third and fourth sets and the radiated heat from the court plummeting — the momentum swung.—
John Pye,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Jan. 2026
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Originally a bright photography studio with skylights, the room was transformed into a low-light space to eliminate glare on the digital screens and Wacom tablets used for ZBrush sculpting.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In Iris’ eyes (which Petrova communicates nonverbally via smitten stares), bonding with Aris, even if under circumstances mostly advantageous to him, fills an empty cup within her.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
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His smoldering stare has been illegally printed on T-shirts by dozens of small Chinese businesses through the global marketplace AliExpress.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The post, which was published by an anonymous account and received 10 million views, said including this detail would be a dealbreaker and prevent an applicant from reaching the interview stage for a banking role.—
Sarah Jackson,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
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Newsom stepped behind a podium dropped within a stadium parking lot, with a commanding view of Los Angeles as the backdrop.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Side-glance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/side-glance. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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