Example Sentences

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"The pain of not being myself became greater than the pain of not fitting in," she says, looking balefully into the camera.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2023

Pete Townsh end was so disgusted by his Woodstock experience that he’s said the festival inspired the Who’s balefully minded “Won’t Get Fooled Again.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2019

He recently refused to be stroked by a bereaved whippet owner, staring balefully into the distance and tilting his head to evade pats.

From The Guardian • Jul. 14, 2019

“America I am becoming white,” McCrae writes balefully.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 4, 2019

The raven shrieked its displeasure and flapped up to a bedpost to glare down balefully at him through the predawn gloom.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin