beneath ... lids
Frequency: 4.83.8 per million words
Used to describe looking from under partially closed eyelids.
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Examples (10)
- She glanced at him occasionally from beneath lowered lids.
- He watched her intensely from beneath his heavy lids.
- A mischievous glint appeared from beneath her partially closed lids.
- From beneath his sleepy lids, he tried to discern the speaker.
- She gave a quick, assessing look from beneath narrowed lids.
- The child peeked out cautiously from beneath almost closed lids.
- He gazed at the bright morning sun from beneath his squinting lids.
- From beneath her wet lids, a single tear trickled down her cheek.
- He showed no emotion, his eyes unreadable from beneath his carefully controlled lids.
- The cat observed the bird from beneath its half-closed lids, ready to pounce.