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stared

American  
[staird] / stɛərd /

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of stare.

Etymology

Origin of stared

stare ( def. ) + -ed 1 ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Treasury yields rose for a fourth consecutive day as Wall Street stared at the possibility of a prolonged conflict in the Middle East, while expecting U.S. job creation to slow.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then they sat and stared at the flames, the whole ring of them.

From Literature

He sat all day with his back to the window and stared and said nothing.

From Literature

Her beautiful green eyes that normally danced with laughter stared into mine with a cold, hard fury.

From Literature

Anna stared at me with faded blue eyes, her head to one side.

From Literature

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