Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squinny
Noun
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Chronic worry tightens the same facial muscles over and over again: the furrow between the eyebrows, the tightening around the mouth, the squint of hypervigilance.—
ByBryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
1 Mar. 2026 -
Black or blue ink on royal blue paper makes no sense and makes your staff squint to see.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Because a bright sky helps subdue Venus's glare, this is a good time to inspect the planet telescopically, though its gibbous disk remains rather small and approximately seven-eighths illuminated.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
18 May 2026
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But only briefly; the glare returned in a flash.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
Noun
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From this moment on, the film never gets out of his adoring gaze and into something deeper and more real.—
Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
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Pierre Salvadori has a very humanistic gaze.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
Noun
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That mugshot—with her straight dark hair, motorcycle jacket, and flat, defiant stare—would come to represent a nation, and generation, in crisis; a startling declaration that America’s own sons and daughters had turned violently against their country.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Encouraged out to a party one night by his gregarious best friend (Shanti Masud), David accepts a pill from a stranger and, almost immediately afterwards, notices a young woman (Seydoux) across the room who is fixing him with a faintly predatory stare.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Played by a Colman Domingo who is done up to look the most wax figurine of them all in a shellacking of makeup, prosthetics, and colored contacts, Joe is always either giving an avaricious open-mouthed leer or a cold-eyed glare.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
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Something between a chuckle and a leer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, Chick 2, Luna, is smaller, has a straighter gape, and has been more aggressive.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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Chick 1, which has been identified as being larger with a slight curve to its gape, is Sandy.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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“Squinny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squinny. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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