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- noun Plural form of
glance . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
glance .
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Examples
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The Bunny Maid costume will bring out the feminine instincts of your dog and coax out admiring or jealous glances from the other dogs in the neighborhood.
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I do just about the same thing with books I find in the bookstore, but at $14 a pop for a trade paperback, I often find myself wandering around the store with the book in my hand, trying to absorb as much as I can about the content through osmosis, since more often than not you get the "May I help you?" accusatory glances from the booksellers.
Book Review Theatre: Steven Utley's "The Beasts of Love" wendigomountain 2008
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Rocky announced that he would be going and drew surprised glances from the [A] team.
Versace, Humberto R. 1963
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Paul herein glances at the Corinthian murmurs against himself, the apostle of Christ. destroyed -- fourteen thousand seven hundred perished. the destroyer -- THE same destroying angel sent by God as in Ex 12: 23, and 2Sa 24: 16. 11.
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* work phone rings - chodin glances over, picks up receiver and then hangs up*
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* chodin glances down at his hands, holding his dick and balls*
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Or take a subtle action classic like Jean-Pierre Melville’s Army Of Shadows where the deadly tension builds in glances and asides.
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Already headed that way, Dave Grant and Jerry Blaine received darting glances from the Italian motorcycle riders as they leapt aboard the trunk of the departing presidential limousine.
The Kennedy Detail Gerald Blaine 2010
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As Raikes resumed his chair, the Sepoy, recalling his glances from their mysterious foray, directed them, with curious obliqueness, upon his companion.
The Flaw in the Sapphire Charles M. Snyder
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In the silence that ensued, the two listeners could imagine the Spaniards consulting each other with uncertain glances.
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