Glancing example sentences
Related (13): glance, glimpse, peek, look, gaze, stare, glare, viewing, scanning, observing, watching, noticing, seeing
"Glancing" Example Sentences
Common Phrases
- glancing at
- glancing over
- glancing back
- glancing around
- glancing down
- glancing up
- glancing through
- glancing away
- without glancing
- keep glancing
- caught glancing
- glancing nervously
- glancing briefly
Examples by Level
A1
- She is glancing at the book on the table.
- He was glancing out the window at the rain.
A2
- I noticed him glancing nervously at the door during the test.
- She kept glancing at her phone while we were talking.
B1
- Without glancing up from his laptop, he asked if I wanted anything from the kitchen.
- She was glancing back and forth between the two options, unable to decide.
B2
- He found himself glancing at her more often than was probably appropriate, given the circumstances.
- They kept glancing at each other across the table, communicating in that wordless way long-married couples do.
C1
- What struck him most was not her words but the way she was glancing away whenever he tried to meet her eyes — a tell he'd learned to recognize years ago.
- She moved through the gallery with the distracted air of someone glancing at paintings she'd already decided weren't worth her time.
C2
- There was something almost unbearable about watching him glancing at the door every few minutes, each look a small betrayal of his carefully maintained composure.
- She'd perfected the art of glancing at someone just long enough to acknowledge their existence without inviting further conversation.
Examples by Scenario
🏠 Everyday Life
- My kid was glancing at the cookie jar all morning, waiting for me to look away.
- I caught my neighbor glancing at my new car three times while pretending to check the mail.
💼 Workplace
- During the meeting, everyone kept glancing at their phones instead of paying attention.
- She was glancing nervously at her boss every time she spoke, looking for approval.
📊 Business
- The client kept glancing at the contract, clearly uncomfortable with the terms we'd proposed.
- He was glancing through the quarterly reports when he noticed the discrepancy that changed everything.
🛒 Buying / Shopping
- I was glancing at the price tags and realized this store is way too expensive for my budget.
- She kept glancing between the two dresses, trying to figure out which one was actually worth the money.
✈️ Travel
- We were glancing around the airport terminal, completely lost and trying not to look like tourists.
- He was glancing at the map on his phone while walking, nearly bumping into a lamppost.
📚 Education
- The student was glancing at her notes during the exam, hoping the teacher wouldn't notice.
- He kept glancing at the clock on the wall, counting down the minutes until class ended.
❤️ Relationships
- She caught him glancing at his ex's Instagram profile and they didn't speak for two days.
- They were glancing at each other across the room, both remembering why they'd fallen in love in the first place.
📰 News / Politics
- The senator was glancing nervously at the reporters' faces, trying to gauge how his answer was landing.
- News outlets kept glancing at the polling numbers, each update shifting the narrative of the race.
💻 Technology
- I was glancing through the app reviews and they're absolutely brutal — one star across the board.
- He kept glancing at his smartwatch notifications, unable to focus on the actual conversation.
📝 Formal Writing
- Upon glancing at the data, the researchers concluded that further investigation was warranted.
- The auditors found several irregularities while glancing through the financial statements from the previous fiscal year.