merely stare
Frequency: 6.05.2 per million words
Used to emphasize that staring is the only action being performed.
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Examples (10)
- He didn't offer any solutions; he would merely stare at the problem.
- Faced with the unexpected twist, she could merely stare in utter confusion.
- The security guard chose to merely stare as the incident unfolded, not intervening.
- All I could do was merely stare at the intricate patterns on the ceiling.
- Instead of responding, they continued to merely stare, offering no help.
- He often found himself unable to articulate his thoughts, able to merely stare into space.
- Don't just merely stare at the screen; try to interact with the content.
- When confronted, he could merely stare blankly, his mind gone completely blank.
- She was so overwhelmed by the beauty that she could merely stare at the vast landscape.
- The shy student would merely stare at the teacher when asked a question, too nervous to speak.