Examples of 'stared down' in a sentence

Meaning of "stared down"

To stare down means to confront or face someone or something with a direct, intense, and determined gaze. It implies a sense of strength, boldness, and refusal to back down or be intimidated. This phrase is often used in contexts involving conflicts, challenges, or confrontations, where one person shows dominance, assertiveness, or resilience by maintaining eye contact and displaying unwavering determination
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  • simple past tense and past participle of stare down

How to use "stared down" in a sentence

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stared down
I stopped and stared down at them in surprise.
Stared down the double barrel of a shot gun.
He smiled and stared down at the ground.
I stared down the newly discovered passage.
Instances in which injustice is stared down.
You stared down the barrel of a shotgun.
The ugly fish blocked our boat as it stared down at us.
Then he stared down into his coffee.
Nelson shot him a look that would have stared down most men.
He stared down at the professional in front of him.
I hung up my phone and stared down at the baby in front of me.
I stared down at the hand he held out to me.
Then he asked a question and stared down a reporter in the process.
I stared down at the cover of the book.
His eyes looked like two black slits as he stared down at her body.

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Soldier stared down at the castle again.
Ferger lowered his head even farther and stared down at the table.
Jason stared down at his empty cup.
The two men finalised the weighting session with the usual electrical charged stared down.
I stared down at the glass on the ground.
These are the companies that have stared down the unknown and successfully staked a claim.
Stared down by their premier bowler.
The way you stared down that light box.
Have not seen you since that tray of kamikazes we stared down after Sohn.
I just stared down at the food in front of me.
Portraits of Russian Napoleonic war heroes stared down from the walls.
Hippolyta stared down into the bowl.
A woman dressed like out slowly, stared down.
They both stared down at the table.
We have defused bombs, we have been buried alive, we have stared down nuclear war.
Mutt stared down at the two of them.
Who better to close than somebody who stared down the barrel of the gun?
I have stared down the black monk of pontefract.
Dajh pressed his forehead against the window, and stared down at the ruins.
Tom stared down at his feet.
We were in the Korean war together! Stared down the double barrel of a shot gun.
She stared down at her food.
The Australian power hitter steps up to the wickets, - stared down by their premier bowler.
We have stared down nuclear war.
Jared! Have not seen you since that tray of kamikazes we stared down after Sohn.
She stared down at the bag.
Leaving his brother to choke up or die trying, Lane stared down into his glass.
Ive also stared down the road of suicide.
For Dr. Jeffrey Wigand who alone stared down big tobacco.
He stared down at his coffee again.
I do not think he 's ever stared down the mouth of failure before.
I stared down its ridged back.
Take a breath . You have stared down the barrel of a gun before.
He stared down the devil without becoming a devil himself.
A hundred meters away, Jian Chen stared down the patriarch with a calm face.

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And the ceiling stared for ages at me
Stared at and pointed at and whispered about
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