1. Alice stood staring into the distance.

2. She was staring into the distance/into space.

3. Chuck sat quietly for hours staring into the distance, thinking of what might have been.

4. He often stopped reading or writing to stare into the distance, dreaming perhaps of some ambitious plan.

5. At the top end of the paddock Arkle haughtily stares into the distance.

6. The customer wasn't anxious to eat but to stare into the distance.

7. Many pass the daytime hours in long corridors furnished with chairs, where they chat or simply stare into the distance.