How to Use glaring in a Sentence

glaring

adjective
  • The pay gap is more glaring in team sports.
    — Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • The hypocrisy is glaring, of course.
    — Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The dropoff for Tuch is the most glaring.
    — Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • This may be the most glaring Achilles' heel.
    — Christian Espinosa, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But one message on screen is a glaring red flag.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • But the spotlight on this team is even more glaring than that.
    — Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 6 June 2019
  • Yet there is a glaring talent gap.
    — Kevin J. Conlan, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
  • But experts say there were a few glaring plants left off the list.
    — London Gibson, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Morikawa’s most glaring weakness here has been on the greens.
    — Justin Ray, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • For now, though, the most glaring question mark is at left guard.
    — Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • My window blinds were open, and the moon was big and pocked and glaring.
    — David Rabe, The New Yorker, 1 July 2019
  • The glaring need is in the outfield where left and right field are wide open.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 10 Mar. 2022
  • On the back end, Fox is the most glaring omission.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The Loons have a glaring roster need at right back.
    — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The turnovers are the most glaring part of Milroe’s line.
    — Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
  • How does a team with a glaring need at the position pass on a guy like that?
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The same holds true with his quest to plug the Angels most glaring hole.
    — Jay Paris, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Its most glaring omission is the lack of a self timer button for group shots.
    — Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Viewers at home, of course, were quick to point out the glaring mistake.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 10 Feb. 2020
  • Somebody had spray-painted the walls and door with big glaring eyes and strange faces.
    — Janelle Ash, Fox News, 7 Oct. 2024
  • That buck was straight in line with the sun, and the reticle was a glaring, white ball.
    — Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025
  • A couple, who had gone to the rescue to adopt him, saw a glaring red flag on his file.
    — Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Unlucky for him, none of the top-6 teams in the draft have a glaring need for a point guard.
    — Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2020
  • There is one glaring problem with 17.
    — Quanta Magazine, 15 June 2026
  • In hindsight, that looks like a glaring weakness.
    — Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The void left by Cunningham has been even more glaring of late.
    — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Jan. 2022
  • Their most glaring concern has to be the battle at the line of scrimmage.
    — Evan Merrill, The Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The Red Sox could trade from that depth to address a more glaring need.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 22 July 2025
  • The Knicks’ most glaring hole in the roster is at backup point guard.
    — James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Those who knew the couple told the Herald there were no glaring red flags.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026

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