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Example sentences for "quick glance"

  • It is all due to a foolish mistake," said Professor Wright, with a quick glance at his assistant, Professor Blair.

  • This isn't Diamond X land, nor yet Double Z," he added, with a quick glance around.

  • Then the other must be, too," thought Bud as he swung his rope and directed a quick glance at the fat lad now hugging the inner rails of the corral fence.

  • I am waiting," she said presently, with a quick glance my way.

  • It was characteristic of the man that, at these last words, he made no quick glance at my face.

  • He shot a quick glance at me, as he opened the book and began to turn the heavy parchment pages, which I could see were illumined in beautiful colors and with strange, large lettering.

  • She shot a quick glance at me over her fan.

  • He passed an envelope to Hollis, and the latter, with a quick glance at the legend in the upper left hand corner, tore it open and read.

  • Silence from Hollis, though taking a quick glance at him Norton again observed the puzzled grin on his face.

  • He saw Hollis shoot a quick glance at him.

  • Peter threw a quick glance round it, almost as though he expected to see the curious experimental tubes turn and point accusingly at his brother.

  • He threw a quick glance at the men who were leaving her place and saw that one of them was Peter.

  • A quick glance showed me that he was trembling from head to foot like a leaf, as though he, too, were pursued by the nameless terror.

  • Kennedy, who had been standing a little apart from me while I was talking with the boys, signaled to me with a quick glance not to say too much, and a few minutes later we were on the street again.

  • In a quick glance, so keen that they could not mistake its meaning so instantaneous that none else could suspect that the three men were even casual acquaintances, he had told them they had guessed aright.

  • A quick glance at her face showed him that what she had to say was, really, of great importance, for her lovely mouth was serious, her deep eyes were full of worry, her smooth brow was nearer to real frowning than he had ever seen it.

  • The third time an unknown sounded her blast he took a quick glance at the compass.

  • That is so," stated Boyne, obeying the prompting of Fogg's quick glance.

  • The mate gave a quick glance at the compass.

  • Nan hesitated, with a quick glance at Tode's dirty hands and garments, but he cried imperiously, "Give him here.

  • Well, I should think you'd be ready for any kind of work," Theodore remarked, with a quick glance at the ragged garments of the other.

  • The dresser, who attended to minor accidents, gave a quick glance at the face of the new patient, and at once sent for the house-surgeon.

  • Englishman hazarded, with a quick glance of suspicion.

  • Maitland asked in a low voice, with a quick glance at the girl in the cab.

  • Mr. Austen Vane to see you," said Victoria, and with a quick glance at Austen she left him standing on the threshold.

  • She gave a quick glance of sheer amazement at Janet, who did not seem to notice it; who was speaking objectively, apparently with no sense of the drama in her announcement.

  • She sent him a quick glance, but his face, always inscrutable, was even more so in the dusk.

  • A quick glance up and down the corridor assured him that so far he was safe.

  • He cast a quick glance at the two who had fallen.

  • He shot a quick glance of dislike at Richford's heavy jowl.

  • She gained some courage from a quick glance at the hall with its electric lights and fine pictures and the magnificent flowers in pots and vases everywhere.

  • Berrington gave him a quick glance of contempt.

  • Birbal gave a quick glance at the prostrate figure among the cushions.

  • Meanwhile Todar Mull had in passing given a quick glance in return for the salutation which had come from the Syeds of Barha.

  • He gave a quick glance of comprehension toward his master, then shrugged his shoulders lightly.

  • I saw him cast a quick glance at the others.

  • Kennedy, at once interested and turning a quick glance at me.

  • As they did so I could not help seeing Whitson pause and shoot a quick glance at the four.

  • Hippy, giving him a quick glance of inquiry.

  • Hippy turned for a quick glance in her direction.

  • The doctor's quick glance was a professional tribute to the strength of a frame capable of performing such a feat.

  • Ravenshaw, with a quick glance at Robert Turold.

  • Mr. Crows cast a quick glance at his fare to see how he took this artful reminder of his munificence.

  • Mr. Brimsdown made this suggestion with a quick glance at his departed client on the bed, as though he feared some sardonic reproof from those grey immobile lips.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "quick glance" 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:
    attract attention; both surfaces; colonial policy; geographical position; independent states; line engraving; make bold; much moved; quick about; quick breath; quick gesture; quick look; quick motion; quick oven; quick pace; quick pulse; quick step; quick succession; quick time; quicker pace; quickly followed; reach military; white sandstone; women workers; would leave; young women