How to Use "Look" with Example Sentences

look (v): to turn one's eyes toward someone or something; to seem or appear

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Used with adverbs:

"He looked at the car closely before he bought it."
(closely, carefully)

"She quickly looked at her notes before she gave the speech."
(quickly, briefly)

"He looked angrily at me."
(angrily, impatiently, intently, curiously, skeptically, suspiciously, sadly)

"They looked anxiously at the police officer."
(anxiously, nervously, apprehensively, calmly)

"The lost boy looked around helplessly."
(helplessly, sadly)

"Let's look again at the evidence."
(again)

"She looked away when he came in."
(away, down, up, over)

Used with verbs:

"He turned to look at her."
(turned)

"Let me look at your new dress."
(let)

"The pants made me look fat."
(made)

Used with prepositions:

"What are you looking at?"
(at)

"He looked towards the ocean."
(towards, toward)

"It looks to me you weren't telling the truth."
(to)

look (n): the act of looking at or examining something; a facial expression

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Used with adjectives:

"I need to take a closer look."
(closer, quick, in-depth, careful, detailed, hard, honest, serious)

"The film gives a humorous look at reality television."
(humorous, light-hearted, interesting)

"The documentary provides an inside look at life in prison."
(inside, behind-the-scenes, revealing)

"You better take a good look at it."
(good, careful, better)

"He had an angry look on his face."
(angry, fierce, furious, annoyed, murderous, desperate, panicked, scared, terrified, anxious, sad, worried)

"He gave me a funny look."
(funny, odd, strange, weird, blank, puzzled, baffled, innocent)

Used with verbs:

"I got a good look at his new car."
(got, took, had)

"I sneaked a quick look at the surprise."
(sneaked, stole)

"The tour offers a historical look at the Civil War."
(offers, provides)

Used with prepositions:

"I took a look at his new computer."
(at)

"He took a brief look through his notes."
(through)

"She took a quick look in the mirror."
(in)

"Have a look out of the window."
(out)

"We had a good look around downtown."
(around)