prying

Example Sentences

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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

In the touch-and-go struggle with Agathocles, the author identifies the “playbook that became the standard for warring against Carthage”: taking the fight to Africa and prying away the city’s local allies.

From The Wall Street Journal

Video showed customs officers prying open a crate to find the rock, its surface grey and rugged.

From Barron's

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

From BBC

The estate sits behind high hedges and a gated entrance that leads to a long driveway—ensuring total privacy from prying eyes.

From MarketWatch