Example Sentences

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He is gazing neither directly at us nor at the object he is holding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Maybe you are doing a Wordle or something, and I am napping, and the baby is gazing out the window with a beatific, peaceful expression on her tiny face.

From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2022

Forester Nick Baimbridge is gazing fondly at a majestic oak that has stood for more than a thousand years.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2022

Her specialty is gazing into the data or lack thereof and explaining what it says.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2021

When I chance a look at him, he is gazing out at the horizon, his mask catching the dawn light like water catching the sun.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir