nosy
Example Sentences
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I ask this not because I’m being nosy or judgmental, but because it matters for what you do next with the funds.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
Ultrarich investors are often nosy about what their peers at other family offices are up to, and which deals they are getting a peek at.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
Nextdoor, once dubbed the “anti-Facebook” for its quaint local posts, also garnered a reputation as a “Twitter for old people,” where nosy neighbors constantly complain.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2025
Spade, as the president's son, attempted to flip the script on the nosy church elder.
From Salon • Dec. 8, 2024
I tossed my head so my hair flew right in his nosy mug.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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