staringly
- a word derived from staring.
Example Sentences
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A day stripped so staringly bare would be for them appalling.
From Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature by James, William
Some of the houses were double-storeyed, but the most prominent building of all was the Dutch Reformed Church, an appalling specimen of architecture, staringly new, and surmounted by a badly proportioned steeple.
From A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance by Mitford, Bertram
For two hours together, she would sit in awful silence, with eyes strained staringly before her.
From Sally Bishop A Romance by Thurston, E. Temple (Ernest Temple)
She read the thing staringly, haltingly, testing each phrase as if it were worded in some strange tongue.
From Ewing\'s Lady by Wilson, Harry Leon
Lant Hall—commonly abbreviated to Lant—the abode of the Vallances, was rather an ugly house; squat, staringly modern, and hideously embattled in sham castellated style.
From Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West by Mitford, Bertram
