side-glance
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of side-glance
First recorded in 1605–15
Example Sentences
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An apparently penniless street boy in a torn jacket carries a big woven-wicker basket on his back, casting a side-glance in hopes of scoring some work as a porter.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2023
Reyna, who was previously sitting at the bench impassively while the assistant DA questioned Herrera, gave a side-glance toward Ed Graf at this moment.
From Slate • Aug. 15, 2015
With a sly side-glance, she then broke into laughter.
From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2014
As, however, her eyes met mine, and with that well-known side-glance, whose swift lightning had always shot so enigmatically through my soul, I doubted no longer—it was Mademoiselle Laurence.
From The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine by Heine, Heinrich
"And now you don't even kill one bird with two barrels," said Nancy, with a side-glance at his eye.
From The Eldest Son by Marshall, Archibald
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