leering
Example Sentences
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Such discussions helped establish the difference between witnessing as a matter of civic responsibility and leering voyeurism.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
Nor do they hover around the main action, loosing barbs of criticism or leering suggestively over their martinis or wistfully reminiscing about the past.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
There are T-shirts, phones, watches, furniture, clocks, slippers, tents, wallets, trading cards, eye shadow and roller skates with Garfield’s leering image.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 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
“I bet you’ll think twice about breaking a school rule again, won’t you, eh?” he said, leering at them.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
