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Example sentences for "searching look"

  • The queen gave a searching look at the king's face, and saw that it was disturbed.

  • Frederick, with a searching look at Kaunitz's marble features.

  • Louis, with a searching look at De Maurepas.

  • Then Simon Bardo ordered his troops to stop, and after casting a searching look in that direction, said: "these are not Huns, for they are not on horseback.

  • The Duchess gazed once more on the young monk with a furtive, searching look; then turned to the Abbot and talked of indifferent things.

  • Ellak, casting a searching look at the queer fellow, was struck with another idea.

  • The piercing eye of Fronsberg darted a searching look at Albert.

  • Albert measured him with a searching look, and said, "I know very well the evil moment to which you allude: when you peasants rebelled against your Duke, you were one of the worst among them.

  • The Sovereign gave a searching look at the Professor, and perceived from his calm manner that this was not empty civility.

  • Before the High Steward followed, he said to the Professor, whilst giving him a searching look: "It is not the first time that the Sovereign has been taken ill in such a manner.

  • He cast a searching look on the spot where he had caught hold of the young Prince in the water and murmured: "He went down like a cannon-ball.

  • Fouquet, fixing upon the musketeer a searching look.

  • Athos fixed upon Bragelonne a searching look, overshadowed indeed by a slight sadness.

  • When saying these words, the king fixed upon the musketeer a searching look.

  • Aramis's searching look seemed to seek his friend's thought even at the bottom of his heart, but D'Artagnan sustained the inquisition with an air of admirable simplicity.

  • Athos, turning on D'Artagnan a searching look.

  • On impulse Dawson gave the man, whose name was Tracey, a searching look, but he saw only bewildered amazement and sympathy in the sun-and-wind bronzed face.

  • Dawson questioned, and gave him a searching look.

  • Major Parker paused, scowled, and shot them both a keen, searching look.

  • English youth asked quickly, and gave him a searching look.

  • She sat for a moment on the end of the bench, gazing at him with a questioning, searching look which he found disconcerting.

  • And Anne, turning to him timidly, gave him a long, searching look.

  • The doctor gave him a keen, searching look.

  • Pinto freed his arm and gave him a searching look.

  • A grin masked the Phantom's searching look.

  • The policeman gave a quick, searching look.

  • They all have the same reason for feeling hostile toward me, though perhaps Gregory has special reasons," he added, with a searching look.

  • But she would not misunderstand him, and therefore said with a grave, searching look, "Only then as I give you the hope you ask for, will you make the effort you have promised to make?

  • He turned toward her with a wistful, searching look.

  • He gave her a quick, searching look, and said, "Miss Walton, I do not understand how you can speak to me in this way.

  • A pause ensued, during which Bertram examined Gotzkowsky with a searching look.

  • As they entered the hall which led to her room, she cast a searching look around to see if any one were present, and perceiving that they two were alone, she turned toward Bertram with an indescribable expression.

  • Feodor's searching look seemed to penetrate into the inmost recesses of her heart.

  • With strained attention she gazed down into the garden; her eye seemed to penetrate the darkness with its sharp, searching look.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "searching look" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    armed vessel; black magic; certain rate; critical analysis; dear grandmamma; distinct species; eight cubits; endowment fund; into her; line clear; little lower; married man; metres high; much flattened; must always; one time; searching glance; searching look; sound philosophy; straight ball; successful business; well know; white figure