Definition of "steal a glance" []

• To look quickly at someone or something, hoping that nobody notices the action. (verb)

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• "I steal a glance at Marie’s tortured face, and then, turning away from it, see the more composed features of Brooklyn detective Connie Raiborne, who is sitting right behind her."
• "I’m not sure whether to remain standing, so I steal a glance at Starankovic."