peered

past tense of peer

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of peered Rooms in the back of the second and third floors had mahogany window frames that peered into the main space, allowing a foreman to supervise workers. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2026 Oswalt peered down the pitcher’s mound and aimed a first-pitch fastball high and inside. Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Dern's 7-year-old daughter peered her head over the barricade from her front row seat and shouted encouragement each time mom got close to her side of the cage. CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026 Shortly after the telescope was invented in 1608, Galileo peered out into the solar system and saw the amazing ring system. Tariq Malik, Space.com, 30 July 2026 After police responded to the scene, Kim peered outside her window to see Elijah Bieniemy being led away in handcuffs Sunday evening. Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026 Nearby, members of the Qatari royal family peered down at the pitch, where their team was on the way to a 2-0 defeat to Ecuador. Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026 Neil lifted his eyes and peered out at the sea, the sky now calmed, the air flinty and strange. Literary Hub, 9 July 2026 Standing on the National Mall in the afternoon, before storm delays and fireworks, Donald Rasdall and Betsy Green peered at the history around them. Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peered
Verb
  • Others stared silently into the void where the towers once stood.
    Thomas E. Franklin, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Those of us blessed not to have been at the point of impact filed out onto the lawn and stared back in horror at the broken and burning building.
    Marc A. Thiessen, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Many spent the hours of downtime chatting about the case; others read books or idly gazed out the lofty courthouse windows.
    Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
  • In the box, jumpers gazed up at several large monitors that displayed maps and live weather updates.
    M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • People in surrounding cars gawked, waved and, in one instance, rolled down their windows to shout something that went unheard, as Bonelli explained that the van had internal cameras that were always on but not always being watched.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026
  • On Thursday, the nuisance from the wings was the one being gawked at by a cast young enough to be his kids — a detail Wilson clocked from backstage.
    Sarah Grant, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Peered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peered. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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