Example Sentences

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Like Pawson on Saturday, Gillett said contact was glancing.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

He told The Associated Press that he was glancing through the blinds of his living room window to check if his front yard needed mowing Saturday when he heard a gunshot.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 16, 2023

Megan Stalter was glancing at an antique spinning wheel in the guest room of her mother’s house in Ohio last June when, suddenly, inspiration struck.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2022

More jokes followed, in that Obama cadence, and a style that sounded extemporaneous even though he was glancing at a teleprompter.

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2022

I could tell he was glancing at me now and then through half-closed eyes.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus