prying

Example Sentences

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But will prying eyes across the interwebs ever learn the whole story?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

How do you protect your phone screen from prying eyes?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

For decades a narrow waterway in Ganvie, Benin has been a discreet rendezvous point for young couples to meet -- safe under cover of darkness, far away from strict families and prying eyes.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Doubtless there will be people trying to peek in from outside, but there will be no prying eyes inside the circuit.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

‘Keep to the green grass. Don’t you go a-meddling with old stone or cold Wights or prying in their houses, unless you be strong folk with hearts that never falter!’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien