Both Uses of
scrutiny
in
Dreaming in Cuban
- Square by square, she searches the night skies for adversaries then scrutinizes the ocean, which is roiling with nine straight days of unseasonable April rains.†
Chpt 1.1
- It watches as she turns to the register and rings up fifty cents. . . Then, just as the eye is about to relax its scrutiny, it spots Maribel slipping the coins into her pocket.
Chpt 1.5 *scrutiny = careful look or inspection
Definition:
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(scrutiny) careful examination of something