Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squinny
Noun
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Downcast and out-of-sorts, but, if one squints, having a decent enough time.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025 -
Up on deck for a smoke afterward, Spencer squints at the horizon: Yep, that’s land in the distance.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Singles players routinely react with varying intensities of glare if an opponent sends a smash in their direction, because there is often more open court at which to aim.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Under the glare of the desert floodlights, a title fight that has been quietly smoldering since Melbourne has now erupted into an open flame.—
Kanzah Maktoum,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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About her calm power and that soft, unblinking gaze.—
Nina E. Cerfolio,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Mud puddles are courageous, too, when returning the unblinking, burning gaze of the sky’s white eye.—
contributing Monitor poets,
Christian Science Monitor,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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When his glistening herb-mint facial mask peels off, his real mask slips, revealing his unsettling stare.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2025
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If he was dismayed by a team-mate or disappointed by a performance, the hands-on-hips thousand-yard stare was inescapable.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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When the band blows up amid tragedy, Zoe shoves her once-starry persona aside and embraces suburban life with a well-meaning husband and his creepy son, who leers at Cherry.—
Caryn Ganz,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Male passersby leer at female guests roaming the streets around the hotel.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Minnesotan Isaac Johnson holds the record for largest male mouth gape, measuring at 4.014 inches or 10.196 centimeters.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Elsewhere, shadow gapes invite light to flow through the property (another reference to the island’s volcanic origins).—
Christopher Cameron,
Robb Report,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Squinny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squinny. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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