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Recent Examples of nosy Will McCarthy be able to keep intermediate passes away from nosy safeties Jessie Bates and Xavier Watts? Alec Lewis, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025 Turns out a nosy news crew is filming, and he’s just learned the school’s patron has sold the property. John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025 Then, throw it deep into the garbage so that no industrious or nosey pets can get to it. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025 There’s not a better cover in the world for being aggressively nosy than walking your dog. Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nosy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nosy
Adjective
  • But inquiring into the specifics of familial dynamics is impudent and prying -- and a line of questioning that most people would be happy to avoid answering themselves.
    Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin, oregonlive, 4 Feb. 2023
  • But inquiring into the specifics of familial dynamics is impudent and prying — and a line of questioning that most people would be happy to avoid answering themselves.
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2023
Adjective
  • Perfect for both busy workdays and evenings out, the versatile top is easy to pair with lightwash jeans and a belt, or layered beautifully under blazers and cardigans.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2025
  • For less hustle and bustle, busiest avoid traveling Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday.
    Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Babies also have new behaviors, from a playful and inquisitive Diplodocus to a more timid Moros Intrepidus.
    Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The Creature, who remains nameless throughout the novel, develops into a sensitive and inquisitive soul, yet one shunned by the world for his appearance.
    Big Think, Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The new record is almost defiantly curious, searching rather than authoritative.
    Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
  • For the past 35 years, a row of four vacant 19th-century townhouses on Duffield Street in Downtown Brooklyn has drawn curious looks from passerby.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025

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