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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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Stared at the ceiling of the brand-new, brightly lit courtroom to steel themselves or hold back a tear.

From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2021

In a Dec. 30 Brow Beat, Joshua Keating misstated that the book I Stared at the Night of the City is available in the U.S. only as an e-book.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2017

Stared down by the seriously terrifying and undead Night’s King.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2016

Imagine how Americans would feel if the Gorgon Stared at them.

From Time • Jan. 31, 2013

Stared to the left, then mounted the rock again, aware of pain but concentrating.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

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