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.