leer

Example Sentences

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My remarks moved an apoplectic plaintiff’s lawyer to point across the room at his opposing counsel, leer in my direction, and ask, “So are you accusing me of colluding with him?”

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

"Ahhh did Emmy pee her pants?" they leer.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2022

The filmmaking deserves credit for refusing to leer as the ladies convincingly kick and punch — all focus is on the stunts, not on sex appeal.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2022

He was similarly positive about the film's villain as Lyutsifer Safin, writing: "Rami Malek, with mottled skin, an all-seeing leer, and the caressing voice of a depraved monk, makes him a hypnotic creep."

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2021

It was a taut leer, an evil thing, more threatening than a look of rage.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling