Sentence examples for have a staring from inspiring English sources

I'm not going to have a staring contest.

"If you want to have a staring contest with me," Alma cautions Reynolds, "you will lose".

I'm not going to have a staring contest — if you don't ask me questions, I'll just leave.

He really should write Jessie, he thought as he perused the assortment of pizzas and the signature cheeseburger with black truffle and Brie, all very tempting, though Michael would likely settle on a kale salad and have a staring contest with the bread.

Do you have a staring problem?

"Do you have a staring problem?" I turned around to see who it was who had asked the question.

What they imagine is a penetrating gaze is a little like having a staring contest with a cat.

I recently had a staring contest with a stranger on the bus.

And then she has a staring showdown with each person in the room.

My birthday dinner Friday night consisted of the two of us having a staring contest across a restaurant table.

It came towards the end of their lifespan, in 1999, and involved two kids having a staring contest.