gaze
verb (used without object)
to look steadily and intently, as with great curiosity, interest, pleasure, or wonder.
gazed
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past participleof gaze.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof gaze.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
gazeverb (used without object)to look steadily and intently, as with great curiosity, interest, pleasure, or wonder.
Example Sentences
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Shouts of joy and applause broke out as hundreds of people gathered in a heat-scorched field gazed at the sky at the moment darkness fell.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
When he gazed at the camera as Pennywise the clown, the resulting alert conveyed no concern about the menacing visage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
On a recent Monday afternoon in a small Mexican diner, not far from the 710 Freeway in East Los Angeles, Gricel Gonzalez, 57, gazed out the window at the avenue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026
Thirty-five-year-old Javier Silva gazed longingly at a Yamaha parked on the street.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2026
True, this “Diana” looked quite a bit younger, but Penelope had gazed so many times at the image that hung in Miss Mortimer’s study at school, she knew there could be no mistake.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
