look doubtfully
Frequency: 7.59.5 per million words
To direct one's gaze in a way that expresses doubt.
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- He looked doubtfully at the strange device on the table.
- "Are you sure this will work?" she asked, looking doubtfully at the old map.
- The manager looks doubtfully at the sales figures, wondering if they are accurate.
- I looked doubtfully at the food on my plate, unsure if I wanted to eat it.
- They all looked at him doubtfully when he claimed he could solve the puzzle.
- The old mechanic looked doubtfully at the rattling engine.
- The investor looked doubtfully at the ambitious business proposal.
- He will probably look doubtfully at any offer that seems too good to be true.
- She was looking doubtfully at the dark clouds, unconvinced the storm would pass.
- The cat looked doubtfully at the new brand of pet food in its bowl.