stare
verb (used without object)
to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
will stare
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future tenseof stare.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Meantime, holiday travelers will stare down an average nationwide gasoline price of $4.08 a gallon, and pay airfares that have skyrocketed with energy costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
“At Netflix, you pitch them an ambitious idea, they will stare you in the eye and ask how, together, can we make this even bigger?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
The learnings will stare England in the face from four years ago, when they felt they got selection wrong.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2023
In this method, Roman will stare at many stars simultaneously, looking for instances where, by chance, a planet-bearing star will be perfectly aligned to cross in front of another “background” star much farther away.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 5, 2023
I will stare down the mob with their pitchforks!
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
