Sentence examples for Glancing from inspiring English sources

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Glancing

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Present participle of glance

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As a teenager, I did what all teenagers do and took them for granted, barely glancing at the photos on the walls, surveying the Honours Boards only for funny names, oblivious to the history seeping from the bricks into the very air I breathed – after all, where could I get a pint?

"During exams, I have a habit of glancing at my watch every few minutes to make sure I'm writing at a good rate.

Collins's glancing header set Wales on their way and, although Coleman will have been less than impressed with the defending that saw Iceland drew level, his players fully deserved victory in the penultimate game before their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign starts.

I didn't really think much about it, beyond dismissing her notion by glancing out at the wheelie bins and broken windows, and announcing that it would be unfair to bring a living thing to Sydenham.

A book that showed Joan of Arc burning to death at the stake had to be put on a high shelf – though I still had to work on not glancing up at the shelf.

It's the equivalent of glancing at your Wallace & Gromit crackers this year, and discovering the jokes are by Tony Parsons and Nick Hornby.

Most homes have TVs and a few carry smartphones, but the pier draws them out each night to play badminton, as crows and red kites cascade overhead, glancing down at the goats, chickens, pigs and dogs that busy themselves around piles of rubbish.

Everything sounds like home, we catch each other's eye in glancing smiles, fuelled in the presence of passion.

I find myself glancing reflexively at the tip after I've taken a draw.

Glancing down at her gravid abdomen Achemwemwe exclaims "Zimachitika!" which loosely translates 'it happens' reflecting the de facto attitude to healthcare in Malawi.

Prince Ali will claim a moral victory but could only land a glancing blow on the incumbent, who appeared giddy after winning his fifth term as president.

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