rubbernecked

past tense of rubberneck

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rubbernecked
Verb
  • Coach Jim Harbaugh stared back as the clock ticked — 19 seconds, 18, 17, 16, 15.
    Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Daria stared at the arrangement of perfectly circular reddish bruises on the woman’s back, exposed by her halter top.
    Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 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
  • 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
  • Matisse dressed the part of a British gentleman and gazed at his conversation partners with a serenity that bordered on a trance.
    Christopher C. Gorham September 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Rubbernecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rubbernecked. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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