All 6 Uses of
scrutiny
in
The Age of Innocence
- For a moment he silently scrutinised the attentive group out of his filmy blue eyes overhung by old veined lids; then he gave his moustache a thoughtful twist, and said simply: "I didn't think the Mingotts would have tried it on."†
Chpt 1
- He was glad it was to him she had revealed her secret, rather than to the cold scrutiny of Mr. Letterblair, or the embarrassed gaze of her family.†
Chpt 13
- Archer was aware that Madame Olenska, who had seated herself at her grandmother's side, was still thoughtfully scrutinising him.†
Chpt 17
- On the hither side of the white ribbon dividing off the seats reserved for the families he saw Beaufort, tall and redfaced, scrutinising the women with his arrogant stare.†
Chpt 19
- It was clear to him, and it grew more clear under closer scrutiny, that if she should finally decide on returning to Europe—returning to her husband—it would not be because her old life tempted her, even on the new terms offered.†
Chpt 25
- Archer paused again, and their eyes met in another protracted scrutiny.
Chpt 25 *scrutiny = inspection
Definition:
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(scrutiny) careful examination of something