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outstare
[ out-stair ]
/ ˌaʊtˈstɛər /
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verb (used with object), out·stared, out·star·ing.
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Words nearby outstare
outspoken, outspread, outsprint, outstand, outstanding, outstare, outstation, outstay, outstretch, outstrip, outstroke
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How to use outstare in a sentence
We were less than a skiff's length apart, each trying to outpose and outstare the other.
Roof and Meadow|Dallas Lore SharpRemembering their first encounter, the grocer tried to outstare him; but Gourlay hardened his glower, and the grocer blinked.
The House with the Green Shutters|George Douglas BrownIf you have the stoniest of British stares he will outstare you.
Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men|Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing