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

Spade, as the president's son, attempted to flip the script on the nosy church elder.

From Salon • Dec. 8, 2024

With a background in psychology Emma happily calls herself “a bit of a nosy people watcher”.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2024

“Yes. But people are so nosy and you never do really know who might be sitting behind you, do you? It wasn’t even a good movie.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt