How to Use glare in a Sentence

glare

1 of 2 verb
  • The white snow glared in the morning sunlight.
  • The teacher glared at him as he walked in late.
  • The sun glared down relentlessly.
  • Nine hours of me glaring at them.
    — Michael Silver, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • There are glaring gaps that have to be plugged.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Perry glared back at them but did not reply.
    — Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The woman glared at him a long time through the blurring snow.
    — Lisa Wells, Harper’s Magazine , 15 Mar. 2023
  • The blue high-beam light glares out like a laser during night driving.
    — Pete Lyons, Car and Driver, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The bullpen emerged as the team’s lone and glaring weakness in the first stretch.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 29 May 2023
  • People slowed their cars, did U-turns and drove past them again just to glare.
    — John Blake, CNN, 30 Apr. 2023
  • The book sat glaring up at him from his coffee table for days.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The woman glared at the steam whizzing out of my car, her eyes cutting through it to find mine.
    — Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Where neighbors once looked out and saw a sky, golf course and hills, only white has glared back.
    — Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The face of the shooter seemed to glare down from the television above his son’s bed.
    — Jenny Deam, ProPublica, 31 May 2022
  • The grizzly was about 100 yards above us, glaring down at us.
    — William J. McRae, Outdoor Life, 26 Nov. 2025
  • The team just needs to shore up its glaring weakness in 3-point defense.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
  • And one glaring statistic told the story.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 13 Mar. 2026
  • After a while, though, the lack of conflict in her world becomes glaring.
    — Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The glaring mental errors in his game are the problem.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Avoid glaring overheads and pick warm, glowing lights to scatter around the space.
    — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Semien took a long walk to the dugout, even pointing at his eyes while glaring toward the umpire.
    — Stephen Hawkins, ajc, 16 June 2023
  • With some glaring holes in the bullpen, the Mets could look at their farm system to fill out some spots.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But lack of offense remains glaring.
    — Greg Cote december 7, Miami Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
  • There is usually a glaring sign.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The structure is stale and insular, with glaring blind spots.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The glaring absentees at this stage are Italy.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
  • There’s still enough light outside to make everyone look nice and bright, but no glaring sun to squint at.
    — Fox News, 26 July 2023
  • Swiatek’s has the best all-around game, with her second-serve the only glaring weakness.
    — Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • And were there any glaring snubs in the nominations?
    — Erin Neil, New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Labubus have pointed teeth, rabbitlike ears, and wide, glaring eyes.
    — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025

glare

2 of 2 noun
  • I shielded my eyes from the glare of the sun.
  • There was a glare coming off the water.
  • The car's headlights are designed to cut down on glare.
  • I was blinded by the glare of the approaching headlights.
  • She responded to the reporters' questions with an angry glare.
  • Skip harsh lights or glare from windows.
    — Matthew Kayser, Ascend Agency, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Don’t get caught on the road fighting against the bright glare of the sun.
    — Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Eye black is not the only way athletes fight glare.
    — Adam Annaccone, The Conversation, 22 June 2026
  • Jackson has had to do it in the full glare of cameras.
    — Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026
  • But only briefly; the glare returned in a flash.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 14 May 2026
  • But the clear lucite panels used in the dome led to harsh glare.
    — Vince Guerrieri, Popular Mechanics, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Both teams slipped off into a rainy night with glares and grimaces.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
  • Except for the steel of my shoulders, the knife glare of my eyes.
    — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Most schools take place in mud huts or shacks shared by dozens of young men, away from public glare.
    — ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Most schools take place in mud huts or shacks shared by dozens of young men, away from public glare.
    — Mogomotsi Magome, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The display was free of glare from the bright desert sun throughout my hours at the wheel.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Will there be any glare issues like in Dallas?
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
  • As for your current car and the issue with headlight glare try this.
    — Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The stern glare that made their puppy have accidents in the house.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2023
  • After all, the sun and bright white snow can cause some serious glare.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Stepping out, into the glare, was like hitting a wall.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Avoid nights with a bright moon if possible, or block it from view to reduce glare.
    — Amanda Castro hannah Parry anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The agency warns that glare, fog and choppy water can make small craft hard to spot.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Put your best face forward by wearing goggles that both look cool and cut through glare.
    — Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2022
  • It’s meant to be comforting to your eyes and won’t flicker, buzz, or glare.
    — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Richie opened his eyes and saw a glare of fire and a pillar of smoke rising into the sky.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025
  • His glare was still there, steely and intentional.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 28 May 2026
  • The two were close in age and grew up together under the glare of sitcom fame.
    — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
  • No glare or sunlight coming through onto the pitch as a result.
    — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 June 2026
  • Blyth gives the camera a mock glare, then tosses the coffee cup at the camera.
    — Rachel Seo, Variety, 20 Oct. 2022

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