Glance sentence example

1. One glance at the picture and his neck turned red.
2. You see at a glance that she is blind.
3. He chanced a glance at her and grimaced.
4. She felt sorry for her and held out her hand with a glance of gentle inquiry.
5. He gave only a glance up the path to the mine before returning to his Jeep.

to look quickly or briefly. to gleam or flash: a silver brooch glancing in the sunlight. to strike a surface or object obliquely, especially so as to bounce off at an angle (often followed by off): The arrow glanced off his shield. to allude briefly to a topic or subject in passing (usually followed by at). SEE MORE.

take a quick look, look quickly, look briefly, peek, peep. glimpse, catch a glimpse of.

What is another word for have a look?

: to look (at something) —often used in the form of a command Have a look at this.

v. To take a brief look at something: I picked up the book and glanced it over, but it didn’t look very interesting. We glanced over the paperwork before buying the car. See also: glance, over.

1. [S] [T] She glanced briefly at the newspaper. (
2. [S] [T] She passed by without glancing at me. (
3. [S] [T] She threw a suspicious glance at him. (
4. [S] [T] She took a casual glance at the book. (
5. [S] [T] Tom glanced at the clock on the wall. (
6. [S] [T] We exchanged glances with each other. (

What is another word for glance over?

To glance or look at someone or something, especially in a quick, informal, or nonchalant manner. Hey, Barry, come have a look at this engine and see if you can tell what’s wrong with it. I had a look, but nothing in the shop interested me. Wow, have a look at that gorgeous guy at the bar!