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Wondering how to use Stared in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .

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Stared in a sentence

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Stared | Star | Stars | Staring | Stares | Staredown

Stared meaning

simple past and past participle of stare

Using Stared

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of stare
  • In the example corpus, stared often appears in combinations such as: stared at, and stared, stared down.

Context around Stared

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

yadav 1× holloway 1× defenders 1× having 1× monsters 1×

Often after:

down 3× pensively 1× occasionally 1× goggle 1×

Sentence patterns with Stared

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

as he stared down an 1× as she stared out into 1× as they stared at a 1× at and stared into the 1× back she stared to do 1× beth holloway stared occasionally at 1× cafeteria and stared goggle eyed 1× dartford defenders stared at each 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a distraught yadav 1× a few years 1× beth holloway stared 1× dartford defenders stared 1× during the rally 1× earlier as grammond 1×

Common sentence endings:

at the floor 2× a technical foul 1× and jackie gleason 1× at his bat 1× barangay ibabao estancia 1× building in flames 1×

Words around Stared

Just before it in the word index:

stare 290 stardust 87 stardom 286 stardew 31 starcruiser 8 starcross 2

Just after it in the word index:

staredown 14 staree 2 starehe 2 stares 103 starfelt 7 starffin 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

achieves 245 ado 245 arisen 245 binds 245 biometric 245 cbsmiami 245

Corpus analysis for Stared

  • In this selection, "stared" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, yadav, holloway, defenders, down, pensively and occasionally stand out and add context to how "stared" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as he stared down an and as she stared out into. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "stared" sits close to words such as achieves, ado and arisen, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with stared

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

I just stared at the floor. (6 words)

I remember how it stared at me. (7 words)

A distraught Yadav stared pensively at his bat. (8 words)

Longer example sentences

I picked a point in the horizon to gawk at and stared into the void, waiting for the two minutes to end, so I could clamber out of this frozen hellhole and live the rest of my normal life in peace. (41 words)

He smirked at Cam Reddish after hitting one three, got to bite on two fakes before a mid-range jumper and stared at the Lakers bench after hitting another triple in the fourth. (33 words)

During the rally, Iowa head coach Fran McCaffrey had to be pulled away by one of his assistants during a timeout as he stared down an official following a technical foul. (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

They stared into the brush, took a few steps to change their position, then stared some more.

A distraught Yadav stared pensively at his bat.

A few years back, she stared to do her shopping at Metro Mandaue that is now known as Pacific Mall Mandaue, located in Barangay Ibabao-Estancia.

Beth Holloway stared occasionally at van der Sloot but otherwise showed no obvious emotion.

Dartford defenders stared at each other, briefly played the blame game, and trudged to half-way to begin the task of recovery.

During the rally, Iowa head coach Fran McCaffrey had to be pulled away by one of his assistants during a timeout as he stared down an official following a technical foul.

Earlier, as Grammond was reading her analysis and reasons for the verdict, McIntosh clutched a sweater a family member made for her and stared at the floor.

Having stared in their eyes (or pictures) he diagnoses many celebrities of the day, including Brigitte Bardot, J. Edgar Hoover, Ted Kennedy, Sid Caesar, Bette Davis and Jackie Gleason.

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He continued, "I just stared at him in shock," said Stevenson.

He looked in the cafeteria – and stared goggle-eyed.

He smirked at Cam Reddish after hitting one three, got to bite on two fakes before a mid-range jumper and stared at the Lakers bench after hitting another triple in the fourth.

High on a limestone bluff overlooking the Mississippi River, two painted monsters stared down at the Frenchmen below.

I just stared at the floor.

In another Instagram post, the pro surfer was captured in her baby blue golf cart as she stared out into the green distance.

In one video, crowds of Jewish settlers could be heard reciting the Jewish prayer for the dead as they stared at a building in flames.

In truth, I had talked while he cradled a pint of beer in his hand and stared at me, occasionally glancing over my shoulder and around us.

I paused on the sidewalk outside a Michigan Avenue high-rise and stared up at the carved stone arch that crested the double doors.

I picked a point in the horizon to gawk at and stared into the void, waiting for the two minutes to end, so I could clamber out of this frozen hellhole and live the rest of my normal life in peace.

I remember how it stared at me.

I stared down at my plate, afraid to lift my eyes.

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Common combinations with stared

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "stared" in a sentence?
An example: "They stared into the brush, took a few steps to change their position, then stared some more." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "stared" from authentic English texts.
What does "stared" mean?
Stared means: simple past and past participle of stare
How many example sentences with "stared" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "stared", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.