peeking

Example Sentences

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Think Apple watches so you don’t get caught peeking at your phone.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Surgery scar peeking from behind a black blazer, their gaze is both soft and firm.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Although it feels unlikely given their current run of one win in six matches, a seismic victory at Celtic Park on Sunday would have the outsiders peeking back through their curtains again.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2025

Wearing large rubber boots, Nadine Mitschunas joyfully handled mature rice plants peeking through the water of her small plot growing in the fertile soil of eastern England.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

There is a handrail leading up the concrete stairs, lined with thin white metal bars that have rusted in places, reddish-brown flecks peeking through the chipped paint.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day