squint

If she squinted at the doorway, past the palm tree, over the pool and to the mountains, she could pretend that nothing bad had happened.

There is much rubbing of ash between fingers and squinting to gauge the color.

In the first month following treatment, Brendan noticed Jace squint for the first time on seeing bright sunshine streaming through the windows of their house.

Social platforms, particularly X, were fled or ignored; political headlines squinted at and passed over.

He lived with strabismus, a condition that left him with squint eyes, a difficulty focusing on objects in front of him, and left him open to merciless treatment from his peers.