Example Sentences
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My head was tilted at an angle that brought the odometer into view, so I squinted: It was about to hit a half-million.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
Dr. Laurie Margolies, the chief of breast imaging at the Dubin Breast Center at Mount Sinai, has spent nearly four decades reading mammograms, starting back when radiologists squinted at film on light boxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
Powell squinted his eyes and shook his head, his mind still racing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
“The lawyers squinted in the desert sunlight and asked a great many questions about the progress and treatment of Ed Dwight and took notes.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
The monstruo squinted its enormous eyes in the light, the moon probably the brightest thing it had seen in many months.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
