stare out
phrasal verb
stared out; staring out; stares out
British
: to look directly into a person's eyes without fear until he or she becomes uncomfortable and looks away
—often used figuratively
They had stared out danger more than once.
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Sylvester stared out the side window, buds in his ears but head still now, expression blank.
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David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Then, the camera pans to show Matilda in the cat bed staring out the sunny window, before bouncing between the two animals.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
With her tongue darting out from between her red lips and her hands in her lap, the woman stares out at the viewer while several masturbating men stand in front of her.
—Elizabeth Mangini, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2025
Its face presses to the glass, staring out at her with one golden eye, the pupil a vertical black slit.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
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David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Then, the camera pans to show Matilda in the cat bed staring out the sunny window, before bouncing between the two animals.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
With her tongue darting out from between her red lips and her hands in her lap, the woman stares out at the viewer while several masturbating men stand in front of her.
—Elizabeth Mangini, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2025
Its face presses to the glass, staring out at her with one golden eye, the pupil a vertical black slit.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stare out
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“Stare out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stare%20out. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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