looking over

Example Sentences

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"Because they're constantly frightened of the event happening again, they stay in red alert mode so they're hypervigilant, always looking out for danger, always looking over their shoulder, even when danger isn't there."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

So what’s the solution for managers looking over their shoulders and trying to preserve their careers in changing times?

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

The beasts were, ostensibly, running a menacing communications conglomerate in a satellite tower looking over the main field of Coachella, but now they were spooked.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

"Sometimes I'd be writing on a sheet of paper with Eslam looking over my shoulder."

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

I felt like I never had my own space, like somebody was always looking over my shoulder.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller