Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leered (at)
Verb
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The horses in the fear group touched the novel object less often and stared at it from a distance more than their peers did.—
Marta Hill,
Scientific American,
14 Jan. 2026 -
Freeman stared at the video screen with his mouth open.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Later, Ingram starts crying, and he’s ogled by the other child patients.—
Tyler Foggatt,
New Yorker,
29 Nov. 2025
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Princess Diana, Oprah, and Gwyneth Paltrow have all ogled the traditional Indian craftsmanship blended with contemporary design.—
Gayatri Shah,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The families said that the suspect eyed the victims at a distance before they were shot and killed.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Bolstered by the Idaho 16 extension-in-progress, developers have eyed hundreds of acres of nearby farmland, submitting plans that could bring almost 3,500 homes to the area.—
Rose Evans
January 19,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Leered (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leered%20%28at%29. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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