prying
Example Sentences
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The feature doesn’t protect you from all 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
Outside, the home features a glittering lap pool that overlooks the ocean, while hedges that border the 1-acre property help to ensure privacy from prying eyes, something that Doherty is said to have prized.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 2, 2026
Canned answers to prying questions about career mistakes and bumps in our personal lives must be at the ready the moment the festivities begin.
From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025
He even posed as a slave catcher named “James Olney,” prying slaves from jail on the pretext of delivering them to their masters.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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