as in keyhole
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Recent Examples of peephole
After flipping on the light in the small vestibule, Sister Proba looked through the peephole.
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Danielle Parker, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2026
Just slip this over the interior door’s peephole and rest assured knowing that no one can use a device to see in.
—Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2026
The audience watches the Lumière at its original speed as time hurries by within the world of Bi’s movie, the scene not breaking the fourth wall so much as boring a peephole through it.
—Dennis Zhou, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Request to see their badge or ID through a window or peephole.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 17 Nov. 2025
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Danielle Parker, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2026
Just slip this over the interior door’s peephole and rest assured knowing that no one can use a device to see in.
—Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2026
The audience watches the Lumière at its original speed as time hurries by within the world of Bi’s movie, the scene not breaking the fourth wall so much as boring a peephole through it.
—Dennis Zhou, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Request to see their badge or ID through a window or peephole.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for peephole
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peephole
Noun
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Harshita Nair, 21, and Mahial Sran, 20, were believed to have been sleeping at a keyhole arch between Panther Beach and Yellow Back Beach northeast of Santa Cruz on June 10 when they were caught by the high tide, according to a Santa Cruz County fire captain.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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The top features a button keyhole opening for extra breathability, while the shorts have deep pockets and an elastic waistband with a drawstring for a custom fit and easy on-and-off at the pool.—
Destinee Scott,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Erasures from his the poet’s journals narrate the speaker’s visit to his father in prison through the pinhole of what’s left of memory.—
Craig Morgan Teicher,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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The only telltale signs of the electronics hidden in the temples are a single power button, a four-contact connector, pinhole microphones, and thin speaker grille slits.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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When a maid stood directly facing a noblewoman to dress her, buttons on the wearer’s left side were lined up perfectly for the maid to use her dominant right hand to fit them into the buttonholes.—
Caroline Kobia,
The Conversation,
21 May 2026
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Afterward, the garments are made locally by a single jacket maker, trouser maker and buttonhole-finisher—each is touched by just four individuals.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Even in this setting where the president could reliably expect a warm reception, his entrance was met with a mix of cheers and boos.—
Isaac Arnsdorf,
Washington Post,
16 June 2026
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Just past the quaint and charming Town Center is the entrance to Lone Mountain Ranch.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
Noun
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All of it from the narrow knothole that is our point of view.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
27 Jan. 2022
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In addition to the knothole described above, the company plans to consult a community advisory committee, whose members will sign a nondisclosure agreement.—
Steven Litt,
cleveland,
4 July 2021
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“Peephole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peephole. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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