Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leering (at)
Verb
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Here’s what StyleCaster editors are eyeing on sale right now.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
22 Mar. 2026 -
Torch has been the leading vendor in the state, but other companies are eying the Missouri market and donating to political action committees.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026
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Before that incident, he is accused of staring at a woman and child for several minutes.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Smartphones onstage can be weird and deadly, but one of the most striking moments in Jeena Yi’s Jesa happens as all the play’s actors are staring into one.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2026
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Paging through seed catalogs and ogling rare varieties might become your new favorite pastime.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
11 Mar. 2026
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When the coach did something inappropriate or abusive—ogling them in the showers, leaving his hand on their backsides a count or two too long, rubbing their thigh on a car ride to their homes—they’d simply grin and bear it.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Leering (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leering%20%28at%29. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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