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Example sentences for "stood staring"

  • He stood staring at the instrument with unseeing eyes.

  • He stood staring down at her, and she up at him, until the others laughed.

  • Jo stood staring at the black mouthpiece of the telephone.

  • He stood staring stupidly at her, still clutching her hands.

  • He stood staring at the carnations, and his resentment gave way to depression, as he recalled the mood which he had bought them.

  • He stood staring at the drop of blood on his handkerchief.

  • Jo stood staring at the black mouth-piece of the telephone.

  • As for the lad, he stood staring at me in a shifty way, and it soon became evident that he gave me as much credit for chasing him as I did him for chasing me.

  • The door closed after his retreating figure, and Tom and I stood staring, probably thinking the same thing, whether we should like one another.

  • It seemed as if I could not answer, and as I stood staring back at her a smile was forced to her lips.

  • I stood staring at her, at a loss to know whether by these words she sought to gain an advantage.

  • As we stood staring at it through the iron grille set in the archway of the lodge, Nick declared that it put him in mind of some of the chateaux he had seen in France, and he crossed the street to get a better view of the premises.

  • LES ILES I stood staring at the portrait, I say, with a kind of fascination that astonished me, seeing that it had come to me in such a way.

  • Scarterfield jogged my elbow as I stood staring at these unholy sights.

  • She made no answer and we stood staring at the black bulk lying motionless on the grey water; stood for a long time, listening.

  • He gave another exclamation of surprise: then carefully followed me to the dead man's side where he stood staring wonderingly at the stains on the sand.

  • And presently, as I stood staring at him, he finished his song, and chancing to raise his eyes stared back at me.

  • Harley dropped his arm, and crossing, stood staring out of the window.

  • With intense curiosity I awaited the Colonel's next words, but, a cigarette held nervously between his fingers, he stood staring at Harley, and it was the latter who broke that peculiar silence which had fallen upon us.

  • Harley seated himself upon the bed and began to load his pipe, whilst Wessex, who seemed very restless, stood staring out of the window.

  • He stood staring at Saltash, and he was trembling from head to foot.

  • For a moment he stood staring at her, and then sharply turning left her, and a minute afterwards was lying face downwards on the bed in his dressing-room, his hands gripping the iron frame-work and his face rigid with pain.

  • As he stood staring at the words, the sound of rickshaw wheels was heard coming along the road towards the house.

  • For a moment he stood staring; then his face grew suddenly scarlet, and a shout of jubilation burst forth from his lips.

  • Fists clenched, he stood staring at the closed door, and his fresh color slowly deserted him and left him pale.

  • For a long time he stood staring at the little square window low down behind the ebony chair, striving to imagine uses for it as his wife had urged him to do.

  • Kerry, his feet widely apart and his hands thrust in his overcoat pockets, stood staring at face after face and chewing slowly.

  • Hearing Barnabas approach, he looked up, rose to his feet, and so stood staring as one in doubt.

  • I saw his face quiver with sudden horror, I saw him catch at the table for support, and for an instant he stood staring down.

  • Goldberger's moustache lost a few more hairs as he stood staring down at this strange figure.

  • Jim and I stood staring, but we stared the more when out came the Major, with a great quart pot in his hand, and at his heels his old sister who kept house for him, and two of the maids, and all four began capering about round the fire.

  • Then as I came nearer to him I saw that he was crying, and I stood staring, for I had always thought that it was not a thing that a man could do.

  • The pipe fell out of his mouth, and he stood staring at me.

  • Another pause and a door on the inside was opened, then the heavier outer one, and Burt Barrett, half dressed, stood staring at the grewsome assemblage before him.

  • Sanders' face was the playground of conflicting emotions as he stood staring at her.

  • He had come to ask some directions about the work, but with widening eyes he stood staring.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    after long; also reported; also shall; conclude that; each planet; face toward the ground; general resemblance; little creek; little need; made paper; only know; should seek; speak out; stood alone; stood away; stood erect; stood for; stood gazing; stood looking; stood over; stood quite; stood still; stood stock; stood there; stood thus; stood upon