GLANCE in a Sentence
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251 example sentences for GLANCE, such as:
1. Lisa shot him a venomous glance.
2. He raised his glance to the crucifix.
3. Without a backward glance, he walked away.
4. Her smile was white, her glance was white.
5. He cast a sly glance at his bridge partner.
2. He raised his glance to the crucifix.
3. Without a backward glance, he walked away.
4. Her smile was white, her glance was white.
5. He cast a sly glance at his bridge partner.
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Meanings and Examples of GLANCE
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glance
n. a quick look
v. hit at an angle
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 Her daughter, aged fifteen, was among the punters, and notified with a covert glance the cheatings of the poor people who tried to repair the cruelties of fate.
2 The Bishop cast a glance round the apartment, and seemed to be taking measures and calculations with his eyes.
3 In his clear glance, in his firm tone, in the robust movement of his shoulders, there was something calculated to disconcert death.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER X—THE BISHOP IN THE PRESENCE OF AN UNKNOWN LIGHT
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER X—THE BISHOP IN THE PRESENCE OF AN UNKNOWN LIGHT
4 He looked towards heaven, and in his glance a tear gathered slowly.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER X—THE BISHOP IN THE PRESENCE OF AN UNKNOWN LIGHT
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER X—THE BISHOP IN THE PRESENCE OF AN UNKNOWN LIGHT
5 He cast a fresh glance upon the stranger, took three steps backwards, placed the lamp on the table, and took his gun down from the wall.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
6 Never, since his infancy, since the days of his mother, of his sister, had he ever encountered a friendly word and a kindly glance.
7 The shadow which they bear in their glance denounces them.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 4: CHAPTER II—FIRST SKETCH OF TWO UNPREPOSSESSING FIGURES
Context Highlight In BOOK 4: CHAPTER II—FIRST SKETCH OF TWO UNPREPOSSESSING FIGURES
8 His glance was like a gimlet, cold and piercing.
9 When I was happy, it was only necessary to glance into my closets, and it would have been evident that I was not a coquettish and untidy woman.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER XIII—THE SOLUTION OF SOME QUESTIONS CONNECTED WIT...
Context Highlight In BOOK 5: CHAPTER XIII—THE SOLUTION OF SOME QUESTIONS CONNECTED WIT...
10 Her smile was white, her glance was white.
11 The wheelwright had seen at the first glance that the tilbury was a hired vehicle.
12 The usher took the paper, cast a glance upon it, and obeyed.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER VII—THE TRAVELLER ON HIS ARRIVAL TAKES PRECAUTION...
Context Highlight In BOOK 7: CHAPTER VII—THE TRAVELLER ON HIS ARRIVAL TAKES PRECAUTION...
13 His glance, calm at first, paused there, remained fixed on that brass handle, then grew terrified, and little by little became impregnated with fear.
14 He raised his glance to the crucifix.
15 The instant that Madeleine's glance encountered Javert's glance, Javert, without stirring, without moving from his post, without approaching him, became terrible.
Example Sentence: (41 in 3 pages)
1 A glance along his bookshelves reveals a bewildering array of interests.
2 The old woman looked directly at the boy and he tried to avoid her searching glance.
3 Without a backward glance, he walked away.
4 I used to detour, because would like to see you at a glance.
5 His glance gave me to understand that he agreed with me.
6 He gave another impatient glance at his watch.
7 He was very young, not more than twenty-three or four, as indeed one could see at a glance.
8 He unlocked the door of apartment two and disappeared inside after a backward glance at Larry.
9 A discreet glance at the clock told me the interview had lasted an hour.
10 At first glance it would seem that sport must involve a victim, which rather explains why boxing is considered sporting.
11 She gave the list only a perfunctory glance.
12 He cast a sly glance at his bridge partner.
13 He said that Lizzie had been drunk at the time and I saw her shoot him a withering glance.
14 Lisa shot him a venomous glance.
15 The leaflet is tiny because it's meant to appeal to people who'll just glance at it before throwing it away.