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stared

American  
[staird] / stɛərd /

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of stare.

Etymology

Origin of stared

stare ( def. ) + -ed 1 ( def. )

Example Sentences

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The deep-thinking owl stared at the polar bear for a good long time, unable to come up with a countering argument, so she changed the subject instead.

From Literature

He stopped and stared straight at my hiding place.

From Literature

I could feel Red looking at me, but I stared down at my pan.

From Literature

Dane stared straight into the camera in the last few minutes of the Netflix special, his voice wavering when tears welled up in his eyes.

From Los Angeles Times

"We have stared building greenhouses so that the temperature can be controlled. If one does not adopt innovative methods we are doomed."

From BBC

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