stare at (someone)
phrasal verb
stared at (someone); staring at (someone); stares at (someone)
: to look steadily at (someone)
We just sat and stared at each other.
—often used figuratively for something that should be apparentThe solution was staring right at me but I didn't see it.
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That decision ultimately cost him the match, and when the bout was over, Orton’s menacing stare at Rhodes not-so-subtly hinted at a potential heel turn.
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Babies that couldn’t be told not to would stare at my odd face.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 12 July 2025
Michael Palmer, 51, of Lakemore in Summit County, doesn't like going out in public because so many people stare at him.
—Usa Today Network Ohio, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The half dozen men aboard stare at you blankly, their uniforms identifying them as the Qin coast guard.
—Hazlitt, 13 May 2025
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Babies that couldn’t be told not to would stare at my odd face.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 12 July 2025
Michael Palmer, 51, of Lakemore in Summit County, doesn't like going out in public because so many people stare at him.
—Usa Today Network Ohio, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The half dozen men aboard stare at you blankly, their uniforms identifying them as the Qin coast guard.
—Hazlitt, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for stare at (someone)
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“Stare at (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stare%20at%20%28someone%29. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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