Etymology
Origin of outstare
Example Sentences
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Hard men try to outstare each other, to find out who's the hardest.
From The Guardian • May 6, 2010
He can dance like a bear, sing like a frog and outstare an owl.
From Time Magazine Archive
Portraits of his ecclesiastical ancestors outstare each other from the high walls, and in winter a fire crackles on a Tudor hearth.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was a hero because he seemed to outstare history, reversing trends and forces that had seemed irrevocable.
From Time Magazine Archive
She can outstare anyone, and I am almost as good.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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