Example Sentences

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The colors here are vivid and intense, creating the sense that prismatic light is glancing off the snowflakes to dazzle the eye.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

My third favorite memory is glancing at our newspaper’s readership metrics after Game 4 and being astounded by how many new hockey fans appeared to have climbed on the bandwagon in just one week.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2023

Another way in which rankings affect things: Going into each match, a simple way to guess at the possible outcome is glancing at the numbers beside each player’s name.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2022

In his limber and leisurely fashion, Linklater is glancing at a golden age.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 11, 2016

Coin, who is glancing over her statement, raises her eyebrows at me.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins