How to Use stare in a Sentence

stare

1 of 2 verb
  • She stared out the window.
  • His mother told him not to stare.
  • You crouch and stare above you.
    — Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Shiffrin just stared up at them.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Cali stared at him, then reached for one of his beers.
    — Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
  • My wife stares at her for a moment.
    — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • No one wants to stare at a pile of laundry.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
  • One smirked while the others stared me down.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
  • Sashko stared at the fingers for a long time.
    — James Verini, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
  • Put a blanket in the grass and stare up at the sky.
    — Parents, 11 June 2026
  • Freeman stared at the video screen with his mouth open.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Spread your arms on the pad and just stare into space.
    — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Her death stares speak volumes.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Jürgen stared at me, not quite sure what to say next.
    — Roger Bennett, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Her eyes stared up and to the right, eerily frozen.
    — Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Aisha gasped and turned to stare at the woman who sat there.
    — Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Half our motley crew of six still stared at our phones, though.
    — Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 7 Jan. 2026
  • And men would come down to the set just to stare at my belly.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • And men would come down to the set just to stare at my belly.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The fact that tourists want to come here and just stare around buildings.
    — Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 24 Apr. 2026
  • His hands were at ten and two, his face fixed, staring straight ahead.
    — Weike Wang, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
  • His will be staring him in the face for the next two to four games.
    — Joe Vardon, New York Times, 10 May 2026
  • Dick gave a whinny and stared at the water.
    — Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • Papers fly down as people on the street stare up.
    — Melissa Gray, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Just a lot of staring at the horizon in a big coat.
    — Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
  • When you're stuck staring at a blank page, your brain fills the space with doubt.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Layne stared for a long time at the reflection pools there.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 June 2026
  • The women stare back at her with sullen but intrigued faces.
    — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Roger raised his eyebrows and seemed to stare into space.
    — Margaret Moorman, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Rams faithful are staring at a nine-year drought.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026

stare

2 of 2 noun
  • They looked at me with accusing stares.
  • The pout and the stare aren’t going away.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The doll’s round black eyes were fixed in an intense stare.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • One coyote turned around and showed me its teeth and a death stare.
    — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
  • His eyes are fixed in an icy stare, his lips curl toward a snarl.
    — Emily Birnbaum, Fortune, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Brith stares, dazed, nonplussed.
    — Maggie O’Farrell, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
  • McIlroy walked off with a silent stare.
    — Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Nicole Kidman's stare pierces the room.
    — Jennifer Brett, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Nov. 2025
  • Like this stare with the eye bag underneath?
    — Erika W. Smith, Vogue, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Men in muscle shirts strutted down the path with hard stares.
    — Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2023
  • His stare is so arresting through the cutouts.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
  • And the stage crew kids are predictably emo in their black clothes and sleepy-eyed stares.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2023
  • Fans wear pins and T-shirts that feature his wide-eyed stare.
    — Jill Cowan, New York Times, 4 May 2023
  • Jones was a burly 6-3 with a thick mustache and a hard stare.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Flair watched Cargill roll out of the ring and then went into a long stare.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
  • Etch out the eyes, then stick red sewing pins through the center of each to create beady stares.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Etch out the eyes, then stick red sewing pins through the center of each to create beady stares.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2023
  • At the office The stare doesn’t stop at the service counter.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
  • So Rubin clapped her hands, assumed a death stare and went to work.
    — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2021
  • With something of a thousand-yard-stare and vacant look in her eyes.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 13 Jan. 2022
  • Young Simon had a vulpine stare, piercing green eyes, and abs for days.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Around one corner, a wood pigeon landed, gave us a hard stare, and flew away.
    — Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Heather fixes Emily with a stare.
    — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Squirrels stand on their hind legs and fix me with hard stares, like miniature critics.
    — Harvey Dickson, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The Broncos brought a happy stare.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Stamp brought a fierce, blue-eyed stare and an intense integrity to his roles.
    — Carmel Dagan, Variety, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The problem — Randy would need to look at me for my death stare to have an impact.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
  • Chef turned around and looked at me with a stare that could melt Medusa, pointing to the back prep kitchen.
    — Fatima Ali, Bon Appétit, 12 Oct. 2022
  • If your eyes can stand to look away from her mesmerizing stare, feast them on her silky, wavy hair.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Jokic’s death stare was an instant classic.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026

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