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vb. (en-paststare down)
Usage examples of "stared down".
I walked over to the window and stared down at the drill field where old veterans whose minds and bodies were too worn out to be repaired taught fatigue-uniformed zombies how to use their newly conditioned reflexes in close-order drill.
He rose then, turned away from his desk, moved to a window, and stared down into traffic.
As the rabbits stared down they could discern, here and there, a very fine scour, like smoke-- chalk and powdered gravel carried along by the river as dust is blown on the wind.
We gathered, aghast, at the pool's edge, and stared down at its browning contents.
He stared down impassively at the kneeling figure of Raj Whitehall.
He stared down at the tabletop as if searching for a reply on its glassy surface.
He stared down at his Hellish form, at his long talons and massive muscles.
The Pilgrims stared down the table at Keeper Petsamo, awaiting his reply to their questions.
I asked, more for something to say while he stared down at me than for anything else.