leered

Example Sentences

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The home fans leered at every tackle and roared their men on, and the Edinburgh side responded well with a glut of first-half chances, but were profligate and hesitant in the final third.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2022

Or worse, he leered at it, encouraged it.

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2021

Teachers leered at her: “You’re the girl who was dating G.M., aren’t you? I’ve read all his books. I’m a big fan.”

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2021

The cop walked up to us, leered at the camera’s LCD screen, and said, “Hey, that looks great!”

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2019

The whatever-it-was crawled out from between the ties and into the sun, where it crouched on its haunches and leered at us with an unbalanced smile, as if imagining how our brains might taste.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs