spy on
phrasal 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
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Lawmakers worried that it could be used to spy on, or influence, American users.
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John Ruwitch, NPR, 18 June 2025
Congress had urged that TikTok was used to spy on Americans, whose data could be accessed by the Chinese government unless TikTok was sold to an owner based in the US or an allied nation.
—ArsTechnica, 18 June 2025
Autobiographical, yes, and engaging to read just to spy on this life.
—Jane Alison
june 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
Meanwhile, Alex closed the season by proposing a merger between her struggling network, UBA, and its rival, NBN, after discovering that tech powerhouse and potential UBA buyer Paul was spying on her co-workers.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 28 May 2025
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John Ruwitch, NPR, 18 June 2025
Congress had urged that TikTok was used to spy on Americans, whose data could be accessed by the Chinese government unless TikTok was sold to an owner based in the US or an allied nation.
—ArsTechnica, 18 June 2025
Autobiographical, yes, and engaging to read just to spy on this life.
—Jane Alison
june 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
Meanwhile, Alex closed the season by proposing a merger between her struggling network, UBA, and its rival, NBN, after discovering that tech powerhouse and potential UBA buyer Paul was spying on her co-workers.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 28 May 2025
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“Spy on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spy%20on. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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