How to Use gaze in a Sentence

gaze

1 of 2 verb
Definition of gazenext
Synonyms for gazenext
  • He gazed out the window at the snow.
  • She gazed intently into his eyes.
  • Looking to gaze out over the twinkling lights of the city?
    — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 16 June 2023
  • Put down a blanket, lay down, and gaze up at the stars.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2024
  • More from the crew here The sky hasn’t been the prettiest to gaze at lately with all the rain.
    — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Then there were the huge, wide windows, which didn’t gaze over the river from some aloof height.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Draw shoulders down and back, brace core, and gaze toward the dumbbell.
    — Megan Falk, Women's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The site can now be visited by the public, which for decades had to gaze down from the bustling sidewalks.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 21 June 2023
  • But the sixth-year Beavers coach also plans to allow for bit of star gazing.
    — oregonlive, 7 Sep. 2023
  • In the cover photo of the upload, Hilton held Phoenix in her arms while gazing at him.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
  • His mother stands in the foreground, gazing at the camera.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Diners sit on shabby chairs and gaze out at the orchard growing fruit for the jams.
    — Rebecca Saunders, CNN, 22 Nov. 2022
  • But for most of the buildup and parts of the game itself, Julie Sanchez and her husband, Ralph, weren’t gazing up at those screens at all.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
  • The comet can be seen in the early evenings by gazing toward the west-northwest horizon.
    — Denise Chow, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
  • In the gag trailer, Cannon gazes upon the prospective mothers while the crowd cheers him on.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Blue waves curled off the plate, as if gazing hard enough at the sky could eventually pull you off the ground.
    — Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Come nightfall, drive north out of Moab and head deep into the wilderness, spread out a blanket, and gaze up at the sky above.
    — Alicia Erickson, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Keep your neck in a neutral position by gazing at the floor.
    — Shauna Harrison, SELF, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Hiking through the Pyrenees and gazing at the stars at night sounds like a wonderful dream.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 21 Dec. 2023
  • In one picture was seen smiling whilst gazing at Swift in awe during the show.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 31 May 2023
  • In the sweet snapshot, Evan wore a pair of bright red suspenders with a bowtie and gazed down at the table beside him and his mother.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Hilton holds her son sweetly on her lap and gazes lovingly at him.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Tarrio, dressed in blue suit and vest, gazed at his relatives in the courtroom gallery as the verdict was read.
    — Hannah Allam, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
  • Rather than gazing upward at the vaunted man on the horse, we are called here to be with each other and gaze within.
    — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
  • Rent a kayak from one of the local outfitters and gaze over the water toward hills filled with vibrant leaves.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Shifts fixation across midline (moves gaze from left to right).
    — Emily Cook, Parents, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Why work with an ocean to gaze at and a Japanese garden upon which to reflect?
    — Evan Benn, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Longtime residents gazed at the workers sawing the arms of the tree and expressed sorrow.
    — Samantha Latson, Washington Post, 18 July 2023
  • With a lead on the scoreboard and the look of lunacy all around, the Prince gazed out at the boiling sea of mass hysteria and opened his teeth wide and feral.
    — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 17 Mar. 2023
  • From a corner, a cardboard cutout of Trump gazed at them, his thumb raised in one of his signature poses.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 24 Feb. 2023
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gaze

2 of 2 noun
  • She looked at him with a calm, steady gaze.
  • So, Becky chose to dress for the Miranda gaze and wore a romper.
    — Bella Arnold, Vulture, 2 July 2023
  • There’s a sense of freedom in that, in not answering to the white gaze.
    — Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com, 24 Feb. 2023
  • How, or did, the female gaze shape the app’s design and functions?
    — Jane Thier, Fortune, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Her hair was pulled back to give the dress full attention of any gaze.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 12 Sep. 2023
  • But no one is able to hold the gaze of their lover, under the shadow of the ever-present third.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Women leaned in to their beauty and leveraged the male gaze.
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Nothing breaks the gaze of an Eagles fan on their guys.
    — Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 27 June 2023
  • Keep your gaze on the ground, with your neck in a neutral position.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 18 May 2023
  • Two girls go by us in XL hoodies over baseball caps, the brims pulled down to hide their gaze.
    — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2023
  • Problems at the bank, founded in 1856 and one of the biggest in the world, has shifted the finance world’s gaze from the U.S. to Europe.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2023
  • In the first group, there’s a tautness in the expressions and a specificity in the gazes: someone’s in there.
    — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Gone was the deer-in-the-headlights gaze from some of the toughest losses of Ewers’ first season in Austin.
    — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Dec. 2023
  • The woman, her gaze: turned to face the outside, looking outward.
    — Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Raise the weight up above chest, keeping gaze on it, until arm is straight but not locked at the elbow.
    — Jordan Galloway, Women's Health, 25 July 2023
  • The bull settles his gaze on Catalino and stomps the ground, shooting dust into the air.
    — Toby Muse, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The writer often talked about the freedom in refusing the white gaze.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
  • With short cropped hair and a focused gaze, Nixon Garcia observes from off to one side.
    — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Cameras set the viewer’s gaze squarely on the diehards, who’ve shed the peloton, and are farthest up the incline.
    — Thomas Curran, Time, 8 Aug. 2023
  • After sunset that evening, turn your gaze to the southeast to catch a glimpse of the rising sturgeon moon.
    — USA TODAY, 30 July 2023
  • Joy Ride eschews the male gaze: its jokes are from female and non-binary points of view.
    — Laura Zornosa, Time, 6 July 2023
  • Through his art, Meris reclaims his own body from a figure that has been distorted by the white gaze.
    — Michelle Aslam, Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The cosmic metallic tones created steel gazes, with drool dripping from the corners of the mouth.
    — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The current era of mass television has shifted the axis and appetite of our gaze.
    — WIRED, 29 Oct. 2023
  • If your gaze is hunting for a new position, this is the perfect time to send out your resume.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2023
  • That is now changing and so, too, the notion that any one gender holds a monopoly on being the object of the gaze.
    — Guy Trebay, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
  • But that hasn’t let Burberry shift its gaze from its bigger target.
    — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 16 Nov. 2023
  • In this scene, the camera’s rapturous gaze is fixed on Tomas’s back, as if it’s obsessed with the stories the body can uniquely tell.
    — Vulture, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The steely gaze of the model who crosses her arms over her breasts with each change of dress: her fragility counts, her eternity.
    — Concita De Gregorio, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 July 2023
  • Feels like the pop star is still figuring her way through the male gaze (with a healthy dose of her own product placement for good measure).
    — Vulture, 31 Jan. 2024

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