look briefly

Frequency: 8.015.0 per million words

to turn your eyes towards someone or something for a short time

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Examples (10)

  • He looked briefly at the document before signing it.
  • She always looks briefly at her phone during meetings.
  • I will only look briefly at the answers to avoid spoilers.
  • Look briefly at the map, then try to remember the route.
  • The detective looked briefly over the crime scene.
  • Before she left, she looked briefly around the empty room one last time.
  • Did you even look briefly at the report I sent you?
  • We have looked briefly at the problem, but it requires a deeper analysis.
  • The cat looked briefly up from its nap when it heard the can opener.
  • After looking briefly at the menu, he decided to order the special.