Collocations for "glance"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "glance" in context.
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glance
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [casual, quick, sideways, sidelong] glance
- have a quick glance at the [figures, email, headlines]
- exchanged [cold, loving, threatening, passionate] glances
- at first glance it [appears, seems] that
- didn't need a second glance
- without a second glance
- [started, left, went] without a backward glance
- take a glance at him
- take a glance through the [window, telescope, door]
- took a glance at the [magazine, cover]
- exchanged glances [with, before]
- stole a glance at her
- shot her a glance
- shot a glance his way
- saw the [accident, incident] at a glance
- could [tell, see] at a glance (that)
- the glance of the [sun, laser, moonlight]
- glanced at him
- glancing [quickly, occasionally, curiously] at
- glance up from your [book, exam, breakfast]
- glanced down at [the floor, his foot]
- glance over your shoulder
- glance over at the [sound, light, door]
- glance over the [work, homework]
- glance around the corner
- glance in the [window, doorway]
- glance across the [room, bar, crowd]
- glance through the [magazine, index]
- glance around (to see)
- glance [backward, sideways]
- glance back (around)
- the [bullet, punch, ball] glanced off (of)
'glance' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
backward
- brief
- careful
- cast
- chance
- cop
- craned
- cue
- dart
- diary
- envious
- evil
- exchange
- fleeting
- frightened
- frozen
- furious
- goofy
- intent
- knowing
- loving
- meaningful
- merit
- murderer
- mysterious
- neck
- proprietary
- quick
- shoot
- shrewd
- sly
- smug
- sneak
- sneaky
- sober
- sour
- spare
- speaking
- steal
- stiff
- strained
- stretch
- tempting
- throw
- unfriendly
- worried