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Example sentences for "unseeingly"

Lexicographically close words:
unseaworthiness; unseaworthy; unsectarian; unsecured; unseeing; unseemliness; unseemly; unseen; unsegmented; unseizable
  1. I read his book," said Flamby, still staring unseeingly before her, "and something inside myself told me that every word of it was true.

  2. But," began Yvonne, and stopped, staring unseeingly at the roses in the bowl upon the table.

  3. There must be a way--" she murmured confusedly and ran to the window to hide her agitation and embarrassment, pulling the curtain hastily aside and looking out unseeingly over the hills.

  4. The old Diplomat paused and looked unseeingly before him, as if he were calling up a picture.

  5. For a moment, the first in that endless night, I seemed to see his face, waxen, the sensitive nostrils pinched, the gray eyes open now and staring unseeingly into space.

  6. Quite alone in the bungalow, with her back to the open bedroom, Leonie sat undisturbed, with her eyes fixed unseeingly upon the tree-lined road, and a torrent of disconnected thought swirling through her mind.

  7. So old, and yet with life, and hope, and youth eternal in the dark hawk eye which gazed unseeingly through the outer world straight towards the mountains.

  8. Safe, she crouched down behind the window curtain with her eyes fixed unseeingly on the distorted figures of the Java frieze.

  9. For five long minutes she stood absolutely still, looking straight and unseeingly at the mantelpiece.

  10. He turned and stared unseeingly into the fire with the look of perplexity deepening on his face, then slowly he raised his eyes, first to the delicate tracings of the Adams mantelpiece, then to the varied ornaments on the shelf.

  11. The priest stood motionless, staring down unseeingly upon the man at his feet who spoke softly.

  12. I rather think she will," Jimmie chuckled irresistibly, but David said nothing, and Peter stared unseeingly into the glass he was still twirling on its stem.

  13. He turned to Beulah on his left, sitting immovable, with her eyes staring unseeingly into the centerpiece of holly and mistletoe arranged by Alphonse so lovingly.

  14. The four guards remained stiffly at attention near the door, their eyes fixed unseeingly on the opposite wall, their ears obviously hearing none of this.

  15. For several long minutes Jotan sat there without speaking, his gaze fixed unseeingly on the leaping flames of the campfire.

  16. She rose once more and stood at the mantel, her forehead leaned against her hand upon it, staring unseeingly down into the fire.

  17. Queed looked unseeingly out of the window, where the sun was couching in a bed of copper flame stippled over with brightest azure.

  18. Presently he strolled over to the window and looked down unseeingly into the lamp-lit wetness of Centre Street.

  19. She looked unseeingly toward St. George and toward her father, and the sense of the bitter actuality of the choice suddenly wounded her, as the Actual for ever wounds the woman and the dream.

  20. Deaf alike to their exclamations and their questions St. George sat staring unseeingly through the window, his mind an abyss of fear.

  21. Then he retreated to the "office," and, dropping heavily into his desk chair, stared unseeingly at a calendar on the wall.

  22. He was standing by the room's one window, now, staring unseeingly out of it, his hands deep in his pockets, taking in the knowledge of the failure of his appeal.

  23. And as he stood there, staring before him unseeingly at the bookcase, there suddenly flashed into his mind a vision of the first time he had brought Laura here, to his own room at the Bank.

  24. He had gazed out of the window for a few moments, but now he stood with his back to the window, staring unseeingly before him, a piece of note paper crushed up in his hand.

  25. Then she sat down wearily and stared unseeingly from a window.

  26. She sat down suddenly on account of weakened knees, and gazed unseeingly down the length of Lilac Valley, her heart sick, her brain tormented.

  27. He turned his back to the scene of night aerial warfare to the south and stared unseeingly at the four "Wellies" with their propellers slowly ticking over.

  28. He sat staring unseeingly down at his bandaged left hand as though he were choosing the words he would speak.

  29. An old man sitting there, staring unseeingly at the floor, didn't so much as raise his eyes as Dave sat down.

  30. For some long time Hahmed stared unseeingly in front and then he spoke.

  31. The girl made no sound, did not move, looked unseeingly at her inert hands.

  32. Then she dropped down with elbows on the window sill and hands pressing her cheeks; she stared unseeingly at the opposite house, at a gilt cage with a canary hopping and chirping within.

  33. His great dark eyes were gazing unseeingly at her, were perhaps using her as an outline sketch from which his imagination could picture a beauty of loveliness beyond human.

  34. All the way she gazed unseeingly out over the fair June landscape of rolling or hilly fields ripening in the sun.

  35. He sat instead by his window, and looked unseeingly at the prim row of houses on the opposite side of Formosa Terrace.

  36. Angelo gave her back the folded letter without a word, and turned and stood again by the window, staring unseeingly at the prim, semi-detached villas opposite.

  37. He broke away, laughing through a little sob, and stood by the window, once more gazing unseeingly at the opposite villas of Formosa Terrace.

  38. Chin in hands and rocking very slightly to and fro, all huddled up in his fur coat, he gazed unseeingly into the beyond.

  39. Leroux, staring unseeingly at the fragment of paper.

  40. An interval followed, in which the inspector made notes and Cumberly stood looking at Leroux, who was beating his palms upon his knees, and staring unseeingly before him.

  41. He dropped his head to his extended arm and stared unseeingly down at the flames.

  42. Steve looked unseeingly at the door as it closed behind Nelson.

  43. What difference would it make if her income were doubled if she were disloyal to the promise she made when she married Steve, the girl thought, as chin on her hand she gazed unseeingly out at the rain.

  44. The large man was smiling broadly, at his thoughts, doubtless, as his eyes were fixed unseeingly on the star.

  45. Conditions were reversed now as to money, she thought as she stared unseeingly off at the mountain tops which pricked the crimsoning sky.

  46. Lying helplessly at Sorpiala's feet, Si'Wren put one hand back unseeingly for support as she looked up at her, and felt her fingers touch the toes of the one who had first pushed her from behind.

  47. She sat down on the grass, legs curled beneath her skirts, and stared unseeingly down at the surface of the pond where scooter bugs jinked across the placid water by rowing with their two long oars of legs.

  48. Perhaps she too had some grounds for uncomfortable thought, for throughout the hour's journey she continued to stare unseeingly out of the window, or to look down fixedly and rather sadly at her gloved hands.

  49. As it was, they sat silent, fingering over the pages of the album and gazing unseeingly at the various set countenances which looked out at them with the unnatural glare of the photographed.

  50. After making the round of the lawns and looking up hard and unseeingly at the stars, she came back to the terrace.

  51. They had both now looked away again, Gerald gazing unseeingly into the mirror, Helen at the opposite wall.

  52. He dashed the tears from his eyes, and for a moment stared unseeingly before him, then turned and went back to Gaston's side again in the inner room.

  53. She stood still by the door, her shoulders drooped; her hands dropped to her sides, and her fingers began to pluck nervously at the folds of her dress, as she stared unseeingly before her.

  54. The impassive face, horrible in the lifelessness of rock, stared unseeingly down on its worshippers.

  55. And the face of Pharaoh Shabako stared unseeingly up at the darkening sky.

  56. She looked unseeingly at the closely written lines, her mind in a harassed way contrasting her own and her sister's fate.

  57. She sat with tightened lips, staring unseeingly at the table.

  58. She leaned her arms on the broad rail, and stared unseeingly before her through the foliage of the mimosa trees into the blue distance.

  59. She sat leaning forward, her eyes fixed unseeingly straight before her as though they sought to pierce the blackness that lay beyond the stoep.


  60. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "unseeingly" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.