spy on

verb

spied on; spying on; spies on

: to watch (someone) secretly

He spies on his neighbors.

Have you been spying on me?

Examples of spy on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Last season ended when the club was expelled from the EFL Championship playoffs, where teams earn promotion to the Premier League, after being found guilty of spying on opponents. — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026

Her task is to spy on Victoria’s wayward grandson who keeps disappearing at night. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026

With some knowingly polite smiles, John navigates an awkward, potentially racist interaction at a local gun store while purchasing a sniper scope (sans gun) to spy on Macon’s compound from a nearby tower. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

Federal prosecutors usually do not use espionage charges to convict foreign agents spying on exile groups, but instead charge them with other crimes like conspiracy or acting as an agent of a foreign government. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for spy on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon