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
Mrs. Courtney shot at him a dark-blue side-glance, indulgent and amused, and, advancing to the edge of her rock terrace, made a trumpet of her hands and projected a long call down the valley.
From In Mr. Knox's Country by Martin Ross
She said it musingly, her finger lightly pressing upon her lips, her beautiful eyes studying me with the oddest, keenest side-glance.
From The Haunted Pajamas by Francis Perry Elliott
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