Sentence examples for stood scanning from inspiring English sources

Eriksson himself stood scanning the landscape intently, looking for the curiously shaped rock formation where the stabbed girl had been shot.

On a low-lying field where Mr. Karanth stood scanning the tree line for wildlife, her family grew rice and millet, battling the menace of elephants, until forest officials prohibited farming altogether and rigorously enforced bans on hunting and grazing.

Wearing casual slacks and a sweater in "Western Flannel," Ms. Bernard stood scanning the horizon with firmly planted feet, then crawled on the floor and glanced warily, as if sensing an impending danger.

David Wood, who had been among those near the front of the concert stage and had escaped the falling rigging, came back to the fair on Monday and stood, scanning the teary crowd.

As you stand scanning for crestfallen dingoes, two things begin to dawn: one is that your phone still has a signal.

James's three bodyguards stood by, scanning the crowd.

The replacements are jittery, clutching their assault rifles as a supervisor stands nearby, scanning the street.

I stood on deck scanning the horizon for hours, relishing the physicality of the buffeting wind.

If a passenger tripped the metal detector, an employee stood ready to scan him or her with a hand-held wand.

So he never would have stood back to scan the bigger picture.

Teachers stood on the aisles, scanning the rows for miscreants.