glare
noun
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light.
were glaring
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past progressiveof glare.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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It adds "the failures were glaring... and magnified in our angry, divided world".
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
The differences in tone and substance between the president’s address and the speeches at the Press Club were glaring.
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2026
In one event, the empty seats were glaring and gone were the thousands who turned up for his rallies in 2018.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
And those thick gray borders around the white dots were glaring hints about Touch ID debuting on the new iPhones.
From The Verge ● Sep. 6, 2022
They were glaring at each other silently, and I felt that they had not really been talking to me.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
