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Recent Examples of leer
Noun
The impersonal, modernist thrill of watching strangers on the crowded subway has been eroded, but those strange leers have also been replaced by actual fellowship on group text chats.—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2024 Director Sarah Blush and her excellent six-woman ensemble have taken note — even when Williams’s text periodically wavers or thins, Coach Coach remains a delicious showcase for their all-out commitment to every gasp-inducing revelation, ominous leer, and sudden but inevitable betrayal.—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 June 2024
Verb
And the fact that Sergei keeps openly leering at her isn’t helping matters.—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025 His singing voice never leaves a plugged-up, somewhat Muppet-y place behind his nose, and his physical palette is all coyly twirling fingers and hunched-up, leering Gollum poses.—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for leer
The joy in the kids’ eyes will be a stark contrast to the gut-wrenching stares of less-privileged children on the nightly news.
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Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 July 2025
From the front seat, Rihanna turned around and snapped a few photos of the backseat, where Riot gave his mother a sassy stare, and RZA kept his face hidden behind a French workbook.
Owning the latest and best broomstick increases Harry’s popularity—an eager group of students gathers to ogle and touch the Firebolt—and enables further Quidditch victories, but he is never criticized for his obsession with brooms.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
Before that he had been accused of ogling a nude photo of one of his deputies sent by her then-boyfriend — a deputy later arrested in Orange County on a domestic battery charge for which he was acquitted.
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Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2025
As Monday's verdict was read out, Erin didn't drop her gaze from the jury, per The Guardian.
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Becca Longmire,
People.com,
7 July 2025
While that gaze is no longer popular in mainstream literature, many readers have found Tacos’ writing to be refreshingly honest — to others, needlessly offensive.
The cosmic duo will be visible for around two and a half hours before the glare of the rising sun hides the Pleiades from view.
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Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
4 July 2025
With a full understanding about both the financial stakes and the glare of a national spotlight, Tucker has avoided the distractions that could have derailed his performance.
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