Example sentences for: glance

How can you use “glance” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Although the possibility of massive loss of GshA at first glance seems unlikely, careful perusal of Figures 1and 5reveals that most of the genera that lack GSH and/or GshA lack aerobic metabolism and therefore do not need GSH for protection against reactive oxygen species.

  • A quick glance at my bookshelf tells that story: Alienation and Freedom , Class and Conformity , The Hidden Injuries of Class (brilliant, still), The Organization Man , The Lonely Crowd ...

  • A glance at the Oxford English Dictionary reveals many archaic words written with the letters æ (ash), ð (eth), \?\ þ(thorn), \?\ (wynn), and \?\ (yogh).

  • Sometimes the evil eye may be undone and the illness avoided if the person who cast the glance pats the person’s head or temples, immediately relieving him or her of the curse.

  • Yes, at first glance, this alternative derivation would seem to make sense, because hype sort of sounds like hyperbole and sort of means hyperbole . It would also seem to make sense that frosh would be derived from freshman , since it sort of sounds like freshman and sort of means freshman . But it isn't.


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