withering gaze

Examples (20)

• The headmistress silenced the noisy students with a single withering gaze.
• She silenced him with a single withering gaze.
• He shrank back from her withering gaze, feeling utterly foolish.
• The teacher gave the mischievous student a withering gaze.
• After he made the inappropriate joke, his wife gave him a withering gaze from across the room.
• He felt his confidence shrink under her withering gaze.
• The defendant could feel the judge's withering gaze upon him throughout the trial.
• A withering gaze from the boss was enough to make everyone quiet.
• Unfazed by her withering gaze, the young reporter continued to ask probing questions.
• She cast a withering gaze at the rude customer.
• I tried to apologize, but was met only with her withering gaze and cold silence.
• Despite his bravado, he couldn't withstand her withering gaze.
• His confidence crumbled under the collective withering gaze of the board members.
• The audience fell silent after the conductor's withering gaze.
• She was famous for her ability to quell any argument with a well-timed withering gaze.
• His mother's withering gaze told him he was in serious trouble.
• The old queen, despite her frailty, could still deliver a withering gaze that made generals tremble.
• With a withering gaze, she dismissed his pathetic excuse.
• When the politician dodged the question, he received a withering gaze from the interviewer.
• The politician responded to the heckler with a calm but withering gaze.