rubbernecked

past tense of rubberneck

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubbernecked
Verb
  • Here was an artist who had stared death in the face and lived to write reasonably well about it.
    Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Kerkering stared straight ahead.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Drilling for progress As the rest of us gawked at Maye’s pinpoint accuracy on his 55-yard completion to Rhamondre Stevenson in the third quarter of last Sunday’s win — the longest of his career — Maye’s position coach smiled for a different reason.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the photo’s bottom‑left corner, a child pressed to someone’s chest gazed directly at the viewer.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Who among us has not gazed at the stars and marveled at how our eyes are absorbing light that traveled thousands of years to reach us?
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Rubbernecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubbernecked. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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