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

I don’t believe in condemning writers from earlier eras for not living up to our standards, but the old boys’ club attitude that Simon balefully crystallized pervades the criticism of his time.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2019

Spanberger paused for a moment, looked balefully at the screen and then kept moving.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 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

He looked balefully at them and wiped the rain from his face.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell