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