glance
verb (used without object)
to look quickly or briefly.
glanced
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past participleof glance.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 glance.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
glanceverb (used without object)to look quickly or briefly.
Example Sentences
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As I peeled the tape off my picture frames and glanced around the cleaned apartment, I wondered if I had been unnecessarily paranoid.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
She glanced at him once with what looked like a hint of contemptuousness and ended without detouring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
When a third opportunity glanced past Ayton’s nonchalantly extended arm, JJ Redick had seen enough.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026
Dodsworth glanced at the item and put it in the pocket of his jogging bottoms, jurors heard.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
The Snake glanced up, then scrawled out a pass.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
