unwinking
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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“No one onscreen has a better grasp of this than Lady Gaga ... There’s a touch of Nomi Malone to Gaga’s performance, which is fueled by a barely disguised ravenousness, a desire to eat the world in one determined bite. ... Gaga is wildly watchable in the role, broad but unwinking, an absolute scream, and the movie only really makes sense when it’s about her.”
From Los Angeles Times
If keeping up the pretense of unwinking entertainment causes the pace to drag at times, at least this movie never fails to follow through on its scandalous promise.
From New York Times
A little later I heard a slight sound and turning saw that he had opened his eyes and was gazing at Ira, staring at her unwinking.
From Literature
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And whether he really had been dreaming or no, what was now lying at his feet, and staring him out of countenance with its big, green, unwinking eyes, was the cat; though certainly one of the largest cats he had ever seen.
From Literature
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But for Trump, camp isn’t a game, and his aesthetics are an unwinking expression of his worldview.
From Washington Post
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