To look out to sea was like peering across a distance into a different world.

She took out her night vision glasses and peered at the building across the street.

He peered across the river, could see his troops all over the opposite bank.

They can now peer across more than a half billion years.

He moved up to the river, peered across it from under a bush, saw no enemy waiting.

Slowly, he raised his head to peer across the spit of land.

He took his eyes off the picture on the ball and peered across the plain.

Again, he leaned forward to peer across John at the priest.

Peering across the arena, I started to look for them.

The boys peered back across the cliff, but there was no sign of anyone.