espial
Example Sentences
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They heard a vehicle draw up before the house, and Barbara, making cautious espial from the windows, exclaimed that it was Mr. Musselwhite.
From The Emancipated by George Gissing
The act of espial had always been hateful to him: he preferred to trust his brethren, and it cost far less trouble.
From Brother Copas by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Imperious Norman, that's a modern trial That's always being argued more or less; The Press keeps now such vigilant espial On every grasping would-be public plunderer.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, February 27, 1892 by Various
Not caring to be observed in his clandestine espial he drew back a little, still keeping the figure of the girl in sight, and listened to the music.
From Aunt Rachel by David Christie Murray
He remembered his reluctant consent to McCloskey's proposal touching the espial upon Hallock, and was sorry he had given it.
From The Taming of Red Butte Western by Francis Lynde
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