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Example sentences for "long look"

  • When Pierre, in his turn, was about to retire, Guillaume laid his hands upon his shoulders, and with much emotion gave him a long look.

  • The old priest, who at first was quite thunderstruck and scarcely able to recognise him, ended by taking hold of his hands and giving him a long look.

  • Aunt Esmerelda was unhappy, and the more she tried to do her work the more she complained, and every once in a while she took a long look at Hortense, as if accusing her of her trouble.

  • That evening, after supper when they were all having a cup of tea in the parlor Grandmother took a long look at Hortense, but said nothing.

  • Grandfather took a long look at her, and Hortense was a little frightened that maybe she shouldn't have asked him at all.

  • It would not be such a long look to swear by your own; you have a very handsome one.

  • Yes, by the memory of Bonaparte, she is worth a long look," said his companion, gazing at Vaura.

  • She went towards the door, and the little model pursued her figure with a long look, cringing, mutinous, and wistful.

  • She had been a witness of Hilary's long look at the little model.

  • She was longing to confirm or banish her suspicion by a long look at Beryl's companion.

  • He gave her a long look as he went by, and she felt positive that he turned to glance after her when he had passed her.

  • The commander of the launch took a long look, then ordered the craft turned to starboard, and they steamed into a little harbor not a great distance from a tiny Cuban settlement.

  • She's the Marblehead," was the old gunner's answer, after a long look at the craft.

  • We are moving almost directly southward," was the slow reply of the Yankee youth, after a long look overhead.

  • The captain watched him anxiously as he took a long look.

  • Diggle's smile broadened; he halted and took a long look at the tall figure in native dress to whom Bulger was so excitedly speaking.

  • The officer at once mounted the shrouds and took a long look at the specks Desmond pointed out, while the crew below crowded to the bulwarks and eagerly strained their eyes in the same direction.

  • The captain took a long look at it through his perspective glass, anc made out that it was a two-masted grab; the mainmast was gone.

  • Bab, as his eye came back to them after a long look, which seemed to take in every thing, brightening as it roved.

  • A pause, a long look; then a new demand with the same solemn tone, the same advance.

  • Ned mounted him and rode out of the dip, pausing at the top of the swell for a long look in every direction.

  • Both Ned and Crockett took a long look at the cavalry, a fine body of men, some carrying lances and others muskets.

  • Ned handed the glasses to Crockett, who also took a long look.

  • I have," said Chris, taking a long look out in the direction of the enemy.

  • The captain took a long look at it through his perspective glass, and made out that it was a two-masted grab; the mainmast was gone.

  • The glasses were handed in turn to Powell, who, as May had done, took a long, long look.

  • The colonel raised his glasses and took a long look in front.

  • Dick handed them to him, and May took a long look, Dick noticed that the glasses remained directed toward a house among some trees near the river.

  • Nic lay down that night in his comfortable bedroom after a long look out of his window at the beautiful moonlit harbour, with its shipping bathed in the soft, silvery light, and a feeling of melancholy came over him.

  • Nic had a long look, and then shook his head in despair.

  • Nic took it, rested it on the rail, had a long look, and focussed and re-focussed it, without avail.

  • Avick machree, machree, many a long look--out we will have for it.

  • At length he recovered, and on opening his eyes he fixed them with a long look of pain and distraction upon the boy's countenance.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "long look" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    long away; long been; long black; long boiling; long day; long discourse; long distances; long flight; long grass; long hair; long hours; long knife; long known; long last; long life; long moment; long residence; long series; long stem; long story; long stretch; long time; longer afraid; longer doubted; longer have; longer period