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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
stare .
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Examples
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The title stared at me from the shelf today, so I pulled it down and saw a bunch of Post-Its flagging several pages.
unknown title 2008
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The lemkin stared at the massive amount of stone that had diverted the stream.
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Davin stared at her and anger rose up on his face as his eyes narrowed.
You're What?: Chapter Nine amberfocus 2008
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As the ship lifted off from the surface of Mars, the captain stared at the dry, barren landscape through the view port.
365 tomorrows » 2007 » January : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2007
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Kevin stared upward at the “Arrivals/Departures†sign in the main concourse of the Europa Delta Interplanetary Spaceport.
365 tomorrows » 2006 » September : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2006
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The owner of the name stared at his lieutenant in astonishment, but slowly the fascination o the idea sank in.
Ridgway of Montana (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also the Villain) William MacLeod Raine 1912
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No matter, however, whether he had taken them or not, a fifteen or twenty years 'term stared him in the face.
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He was a tall, gaunt old man, and Robin stared at him for some minutes, wondering where he could have seen somebody very like him.
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As she stooped and picked it up his name stared at her, and the soft folds gave out the powerful breath of bergamot, of which he was particularly fond.
Macaria; or, Altars of Sacrifice Augusta Jane 1864
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Asked by ABC News’ Charlie Gibson whether she supported the Bush Doctrine, Palin stared blankly for a moment before turning the question back on Gibson.
VP Nominee Palin’s ABC Interview: Stumped On Bush Doctrine? | Disinformation 2008
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