was squinting
- past progressive of squint.
Example Sentences
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"She read the sign. She was squinting to see it. She laughed."
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2025
Minutes later, I was squinting at the blazing Mexican sun.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 31, 2023
Once I realized that I was squinting way more than was healthy for me, I accepted my fate and bought a pair of reading glasses.
From The Verge ● Mar. 4, 2022
"I didn't have my contacts in when I got here, so I was squinting at the board to see if my name was really up there," he said.
From Fox News ● Dec. 18, 2021
She was squinting into the distance, at the sky rather than the water.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
