rubbernecking

Example Sentences

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“It is pure rubbernecking and I can’t stop,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Some longevity influencers attract rubbernecking for their quixotic quests to live forever, epitomized by venture capitalist Bryan Johnson’s vampiric infusions of his teenage son’s blood plasma.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026

Like the show it criticizes, it is an exercise in rubbernecking, capitalizing on the contestants’ anguish and suffering instead of offering healthy media analysis in hindsight as medicine.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2025

But I won’t deny the reason I inhale each episode is purely due to the rubbernecking of the trainwreck moments that I can experience from the comfort of my couch.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2023

Alone in the dim, dusty room, I could still see her dumb round eyes, rubbernecking.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore