Example Sentences

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He gazes in awe at photos of his father.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Three months after state vets seized and killed hundreds of his sheep to stamp out an ongoing pox pandemic, Kostas Theofilou fights back tears as he gazes at his empty stable.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

What holds it together is looking so terrible as to be, as Gareth Watkins described in the New Socialist, "a small act of cruelty" towards anyone who gazes upon the man.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2025

Back on 51st floor of the Ponte tower, Sifiso Zikhali gazes out of the window.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025

Mama’s voice was even as their gazes met.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray