leering
Example Sentences
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The final shot is one of the most foreboding in Hollywood history, with Nazis in uniform reflected in the cabaret’s distorted mirror, leering from the VIP seats at the front of the stage.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2025
One reason why is that Bon Jovi never seemed leering in the way that some of your ’80s hair-metal contemporaries did.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
He added it was a "privilege and honour" to be now playing the leering, flamboyant Emcee in "this incredible show".
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2023
“The Idol” is gross and leering in the way the set reports suggested, but it’s also inept in a way that Sam Levinson’s “Euphoria” would not suggest.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
“And yet,” he said, leaning toward me and leering, “when Adam plowed the earth and Eve spun, who then was the gentleman?”
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
