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Wondering how to use Squint in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as look or looking.

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Squint in a sentence

Related words

Squint | Squinting | Squinted | Squinty | Squints

Squint meaning

  1. To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.
  2. To look or glance sideways.
  3. To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus.

Synonyms of Squint

look looking at looking abnormal condition abnormalcy abnormality strabismus indirect sidelong squinty squint-eyed asquint askant askance squinch

Related words

Other words often associated with Squint or its synonyms:

normality perception status sensing condition retardation irregularity meandering countenance sounding side bow

Using Squint

  • The main meaning on this page is: To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression. | To look or glance sideways. | To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus.
  • Useful related words include: look, looking at, looking, abnormal condition.
  • In the example corpus, squint often appears in combinations such as: to squint, you squint, squint hard.

Context around Squint

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

old 1× stillbirths 1×

Often after:

hard 5× eyes 1×

Sentence patterns with Squint

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

if you squint hard enough 2× as stillbirths squint eyes and 1× drama a squint that made 1× has to squint and strain 1× have to squint hard at 1× have to squint hard to 1× have to squint really hard 1× have to squint to see 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

if you squint 3× anyone else want 1× if the font 1× insufficient iodine intake 1× it was shading 1× now it s 1×

Common sentence endings:

a little naughty 1× about be done 1× at cue cards 1× at those signatures 1× coming into focus 1× just hit delete 1×

Words around Squint

Just before it in the word index:

squinch 2 squillace 2 squilla 7 squiggly 14 squiggles 5 squiggle 5

Just after it in the word index:

squinted 6 squinting 31 squints 2 squinty 3 squire 98 squires 57

Similar in corpus frequency:

abdelaziz 38 absolutist 38 accrual 38 acquiesced 38 acrylics 38 actinium 38

Corpus analysis for Squint

  • In this selection, "squint" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, old, stillbirths, hard and eyes stand out and add context to how "squint" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include if you squint hard enough and as stillbirths squint eyes and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "squint" sits close to words such as abdelaziz, absolutist and accrual, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with squint

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Anyone else want to squint at those signatures? (8 words)

If you squint even harder, “done” could rhyme with “comes”. (10 words)

Squint hard, and Allston’s future might already be coming into focus. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

This does make for a smaller screen (2.4 inches), but many reviewers noted this isn’t a big issue; especially for travel, the portability is worth the cost of having to squint a little bit more to see your little one. (42 words)

You still have to squint hard at that USB-C-shaped port to determine which of the multitude of USB specifications it meets, including whether it’s a USB4 connection that happens to support Thunderbolt. (35 words)

Often in these types of plots you have to squint really hard to suss out such a relationshipoccasionally go to comical lengths to divine the presence of a correlation where none really exists. (33 words)

Question examples

Anyone else want to squint at those signatures? (8 words)

Example sentences (20)

If you squint there is a Shearer-esque quality to his game and already he is tipped for clubs at the very top.

It’s the latter kind that concerns a simmering violence that, if you squint hard enough, you could pretend isn’t even there.

Really, though, if you squint your imagination a bit, even the arrow and the heart look a little naughty.

Try running something like Excel or Asana, and you will have to squint your eyes.

If you squint even harder, “done” could rhyme with “comes”.

If you were willing to squint a bit, while repeating the mantra about starting positions being no more than suggestions, it kind of looked like that.

They’re just going to remember there are worse things than having an 80-plus-year-old squint at cue cards.

This does make for a smaller screen (2.4 inches), but many reviewers noted this isn’t a big issue; especially for travel, the portability is worth the cost of having to squint a little bit more to see your little one.

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It’s not impossible, but you have to squint to see how Biden’s lead won’t hold up on Election Day.

Often in these types of plots you have to squint really hard to suss out such a relationshipoccasionally go to comical lengths to divine the presence of a correlation where none really exists.

You don’t have to squint hard to see how it might remind viewers of war.

You still have to squint hard at that USB-C-shaped port to determine which of the multitude of USB specifications it meets, including whether it’s a USB4 connection that happens to support Thunderbolt.

Anyone else want to squint at those signatures?

But if you squint hard enough, and tilt your head at exactly the right angle, it can just about be done.

If the font size is so small that the viewer has to squint and strain their eyes to see it, then chances are they will just hit delete.

If you squint, it’s all very Westworld and Minority Report, but in focus, none of it is actually ready to transform our lives.

Insufficient iodine intake can also lead to birth defect problems such as stillbirths, squint eyes and poor mental development of unborn children.

It was shading her face from the bright sun, which prevented the photogenic social media influencer from having to squint her eyes.

Now it’s on to the little things: a sentence spoken too slowly, an ending lacking drama, a squint that made the speaker appear to have lost her glasses.

Squint hard, and Allston’s future might already be coming into focus.

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Common combinations with squint

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "squint" in a sentence?
An example: "If you squint there is a Shearer-esque quality to his game and already he is tipped for clubs at the very top." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "squint" from authentic English texts.
What does "squint" mean?
Squint means: To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.
What are synonyms of "squint"?
Common synonyms of "squint" include: look, looking at, looking, abnormal condition, abnormalcy, abnormality, strabismus, indirect. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "squint" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "squint", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.