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

Isabelle Huppert and Virginie Efira led Farhadi’s French-language Parallel Tales, a film about Sylvie (Huppert), a fading novelist in search of inspiration for her next book, who starts spying on her neighbors across the street. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026

Recent audits in states like Georgia have led to criminal charges against officers and deputies for allegedly using plate-reader networks to stalk ex-partners, track personal acquaintances or spy on neighbors. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Precedent for this came seven years ago, when Leeds United, then a Championship side, were fined £200,000 by the English Football League after manager Marcelo Bielsa confessed to sending staff to spy on Derby County. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

The photo was taken with a 100-400mm telephoto zoom lens, and shows the anole giving her the side eye at being spied on. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for spy on

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