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Example sentences for "staring down"

  • And I, crouched above her, staring down at her muffled form outstretched thus at my mercy, felt my quivering fist relax, felt my brutish anger cower before her trust and fearlessness.

  • Johnnie turned in her uncle's grasp and clutched him, staring down.

  • An' I been out o' my head six months and better," the old man ruminated, staring down at the ground.

  • Shade sharply, staring down at the woman.

  • Staring down at this bowed head, feeling the pleading passion of these vital, soft-clasping hands and shaken by her heart-bursting sobs, I grew swiftly abashed and discomfited and let the dagger fall and lie unheeded.

  • So saying, she seated herself on the cushioned locker whereby I lay and, setting her foot upon my breast and elbow on knee, leaned above me, dimpled chin on fist, staring down on me with her sombre gaze.

  • His two companions sat rigidly, staring down.

  • A thin man of about thirty had come up to the table, his eyes bright, staring down at them warmly.

  • Si'Wren stood as one frozen, staring down at the dead giant, until she heard several of the archers yell in unison and she turned her head just in time to see a final charge upon the Emperor's tent.

  • But he stood a moment, staring down at the dirt before him, as if he had not heard.

  • Si'Wren was left sitting before the fire, staring down at her assortment of clay tablets as she thought intently about the true nature of the Invisible God.

  • Major, staring down at the peaceful hamlet.

  • He released her instantly and stood back staring down at her with dazzled eyes.

  • George, and letting go his whisker he fell back a step, staring down at me as if he had never seen me before in all his life.

  • When at last I had ended my narrative, she sat, chin in hand, staring down at the rippling waters so long that I must needs ask what she was thinking.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    diamond bracelet; each genus; ever lived; excellent illustration; far more exceeding and eternal weight; five kilometres; great relief; high prices; know that; long way; love letters; principal secretaries; railway rates; several plants; short piece; single star; stamens numerous; staring down; staring eyes; surrounding objects; thyn herte; two hundred thousand pounds; unknown origin