Glance
verb
To look quickly at something or someone.
She glanced at her watch and realized how late it was.
Often appears as...
- glance over
- glance back
verb
To hit something at an angle and slide off to the side.
The ball glanced off the edge of the bat.
Often appears as...
- glance off
- glance against
noun
A quick look.
He took a quick glance at the paper before him.
Often appears as...
- at a glance
- quick glance
verb
To quickly read through a document or writing.
I glanced through the report during lunch.
Often appears as...
- glance over
- glance through
verb
To look quickly at something or someone.
She glanced at her watch and realized how late it was.
Often appears as...
- glance over
- glance back
verb
To hit something at an angle and slide off to the side.
The ball glanced off the edge of the bat.
Often appears as...
- glance off
- glance against
noun
A quick look.
He took a quick glance at the paper before him.
Often appears as...
- at a glance
- quick glance
verb
To quickly read through a document or writing.
I glanced through the report during lunch.
Often appears as...
- glance over
- glance through
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Subtle Observation
Use 'glance' to describe a discreet or brief observation without lingering.
In the meeting, he glanced around the room, noting everyone's reactions.
Pro Tip 2/2Non-verbal Communication
'Glance' can imply communication, like signaling you understand or are aware of something.
She glanced in his direction, acknowledging his presence subtly.
Pro Tip 1/2Subtle Observation
Use 'glance' to describe a discreet or brief observation without lingering.
In the meeting, he glanced around the room, noting everyone's reactions.
Pro Tip 2/2Non-verbal Communication
'Glance' can imply communication, like signaling you understand or are aware of something.
She glanced in his direction, acknowledging his presence subtly.
Pro Tip 1/2Subtle Observation
Use 'glance' to describe a discreet or brief observation without lingering.
In the meeting, he glanced around the room, noting everyone's reactions.
Pro Tip 2/2Non-verbal Communication
'Glance' can imply communication, like signaling you understand or are aware of something.
She glanced in his direction, acknowledging his presence subtly.
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The myth of Pandora’s...
She’d take one glance inside, then be able to rid her mind of it forever But at the first crack of the lid, the box burst open. Monstrous creatures and horrendous sounds rushed out in a cloud of smoke and swirled around her, screeching and cackling. Filled with terror,
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Four reasons you should...
laying around their ports to not even glance at the headlines if the guy in front of me opened up his paper but after marked by the month something strange happens i arrived in a new land it felt so solid so real so peaceful and it filled us today i'm happy to report
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What happens when you...
Scoville decided to remove H.M.'s hippocampus, a part of the limbic system that was associated with emotion but whose function was unknown. At first glance, the operation had succeeded. H.M.'s seizures virtually disappeared, with no change in personality,
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5 tips to improve your...
At first glance, that seems great. But what about the long-term environmental effects? If gasoline use is less restricted by cost, this could also cause a huge surge in air pollution, an unintended consequence that's important to think about.
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The unexpected math...
behave remarkably similar to fluid turbulence. His self-portrait with a pipe, from a calmer period in Van Gogh's life, showed no sign of this correspondence. And neither did other artists' work that seemed equally turbulent at first glance,
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Orphan Sun Bear Gets A...
knows she gives me glances all the time like the recite raids ones thinking and if I can get away with that so she's just full of life that's the best way you can describe it I've known a lot of us over the years
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How to practice...
he no longer missed me the way I missed him. I knew he would call in the morning, but that night was one of the saddest and longest nights of my life. I woke up the next morning. I glanced down at the phone,
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Savitri and Satyavan:...
But when he glanced back, he was astounded to see the bedraggled princess stumbling along. He’d never seen such devotion to the dead, and he honored her dedication with one final wish.
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The Harp Seal's Race...
At first glance the arctic feel brutally devoid of life. Though a select group of animals have figured out a way to thrive. But the real force here works quietly underfoot.
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Wolf Pack Takes on a...
At first glance, the Arctic feels brutally devoid of life, though a select group of animals have figured out a way to thrive.
Video examples
The myth of Pandora’s...
She’d take one glance inside, then be able to rid her mind of it forever But at the first crack of the lid, the box burst open. Monstrous creatures and horrendous sounds rushed out in a cloud of smoke and swirled around her, screeching and cackling. Filled with terror,
Video examples
Four reasons you should...
laying around their ports to not even glance at the headlines if the guy in front of me opened up his paper but after marked by the month something strange happens i arrived in a new land it felt so solid so real so peaceful and it filled us today i'm happy to report
Video examples
What happens when you...
Scoville decided to remove H.M.'s hippocampus, a part of the limbic system that was associated with emotion but whose function was unknown. At first glance, the operation had succeeded. H.M.'s seizures virtually disappeared, with no change in personality,
Video examples
5 tips to improve your...
At first glance, that seems great. But what about the long-term environmental effects? If gasoline use is less restricted by cost, this could also cause a huge surge in air pollution, an unintended consequence that's important to think about.
Video examples
The unexpected math...
behave remarkably similar to fluid turbulence. His self-portrait with a pipe, from a calmer period in Van Gogh's life, showed no sign of this correspondence. And neither did other artists' work that seemed equally turbulent at first glance,
Video examples
Orphan Sun Bear Gets A...
knows she gives me glances all the time like the recite raids ones thinking and if I can get away with that so she's just full of life that's the best way you can describe it I've known a lot of us over the years
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How to practice...
he no longer missed me the way I missed him. I knew he would call in the morning, but that night was one of the saddest and longest nights of my life. I woke up the next morning. I glanced down at the phone,
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Savitri and Satyavan:...
But when he glanced back, he was astounded to see the bedraggled princess stumbling along. He’d never seen such devotion to the dead, and he honored her dedication with one final wish.
Video examples
The Harp Seal's Race...
At first glance the arctic feel brutally devoid of life. Though a select group of animals have figured out a way to thrive. But the real force here works quietly underfoot.
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Wolf Pack Takes on a...
At first glance, the Arctic feels brutally devoid of life, though a select group of animals have figured out a way to thrive.
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Erik Larson
American Author
At first glance, the story of the Lusitania doesn't seem like the sort of thing I would take on. I usually like ideas that are a little bit more complex, things that people don't know about - or maybe they once did, but now you bring it to life for them for the first time.
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John Niven
Scottish Author
In your teens and twenties, death doesn't exist. In your thirties, you glance down the road occasionally. But then in your forties, it becomes a full-time job looking the other way.
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Scott Hall
American Wrestler
My life is like driving down a road. I occasionally glance in the rearview mirror, but I'm not focused on the past or looking back anymore.
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Harriet Martineau
English Writer
Any one must see at a glance that if men and women marry those whom they do not love, they must love those whom they do not marry.
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Jean Rostand
French Scientist
I think I am one of those who can manage not to take on a completely different appearance under their own glance.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
Glance into the world just as though time were gone: and everything crooked will become straight to you.
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Karlie Kloss
American Model
Growing up in a house of five girls, I couldn't help but glance at a fashion magazine or two.
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Alphonse de Lamartine
French Poet
If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul.
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Frank Deford
American Writer
She glances at the photo, and the pilot light of memory flickers in her eyes.
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Alan Rickman
British Actor
On film you put all your energies into a single glance.
Quote examples
Erik Larson
American Author
At first glance, the story of the Lusitania doesn't seem like the sort of thing I would take on. I usually like ideas that are a little bit more complex, things that people don't know about - or maybe they once did, but now you bring it to life for them for the first time.
Quote examples
John Niven
Scottish Author
In your teens and twenties, death doesn't exist. In your thirties, you glance down the road occasionally. But then in your forties, it becomes a full-time job looking the other way.
Quote examples
Scott Hall
American Wrestler
My life is like driving down a road. I occasionally glance in the rearview mirror, but I'm not focused on the past or looking back anymore.
Quote examples
Harriet Martineau
English Writer
Any one must see at a glance that if men and women marry those whom they do not love, they must love those whom they do not marry.
Quote examples
Jean Rostand
French Scientist
I think I am one of those who can manage not to take on a completely different appearance under their own glance.
Quote examples
Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
Glance into the world just as though time were gone: and everything crooked will become straight to you.
Quote examples
Karlie Kloss
American Model
Growing up in a house of five girls, I couldn't help but glance at a fashion magazine or two.
Quote examples
Alphonse de Lamartine
French Poet
If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul.
Quote examples
Frank Deford
American Writer
She glances at the photo, and the pilot light of memory flickers in her eyes.
Quote examples
Alan Rickman
British Actor
On film you put all your energies into a single glance.
Example 1 of 10
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