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

I was a culinary raccoon: nosy, impulsive, endlessly compelled to paw at things that might have been better left alone.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2025

There were a few smiles at Belet, too, as nosy folks tried to meet my "new friend."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda