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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of leer
Noun
Male passersby leer at female guests roaming the streets around the hotel. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025 When the band blows up amid tragedy, Zoe shoves her once-starry persona aside and embraces suburban life with a well-meaning husband and his creepy son, who leers at Cherry. Caryn Ganz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
But Trump and Epstein’s association has been out in the open for nearly a quarter century; nineties-era footage of the gruesome twosome together at Mar-a-Lago, leering at a group of young cheerleaders, has been circulating since at least 2019. Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 6 June 2025 Courtney’s performance works best in leering psycho mode, less so when Tucker is bloviating philosophically — but that’s the fault of the script. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for leer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leer
Noun
  • Catherine asks, which Teddy answers with a silent, terrified stare.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The queen greeted this insane question with a politely regal stare, ignored my faux pas, and continued talking about financial inclusion.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Princess Diana, Oprah, and Gwyneth Paltrow have all ogled the traditional Indian craftsmanship blended with contemporary design.
    Gayatri Shah, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Customers periodically come in and ogle our nearly 10-man group, with one younger man — and surprisingly, an older chef — coming to our table to laud Gibbs.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Art, Blackness, and the Universe is an outward gaze—one that stretches across galaxies.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Her steady, unseductive gaze confronts the viewer and demands recognition of her authorship.
    Sally Jane Brown, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Berkshire Hathaway reportedly eyeing $10 billion deal.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Just in case Riverdale — with its musical numbers, supernatural storylines, and epic highs and lows of high school football — wasn’t bonkers enough for your liking, Archie and the gang are eyeing a return to TV.
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Their early months of dating were a whirlwind as Demmer, a stranger to the spotlight, and Humphrey, jaded by the glare of fame, got to know each other — trying to keep it as private as possible.
    Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Unfortunately, things took a dramatic turn at the end of the hour when Drew arrived at the church, drawing intense glares from nearly everyone in attendance.
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At times, the actor feels more like a design element, akin to the marble coffins and gape-mouthed friezes of this gothic world.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Rattle the bars with his scream and swallow me into the black of his gape.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • At first glance, the difference between a cruise ship and a yacht seems obvious.
    Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Just a glance but a deliberate one.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025

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“Leer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leer. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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