prying

Example Sentences

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VPN stands for Virtual Private Network: it creates a secure private tunnel over public networks, such as the internet, to shield your online activity from prying eyes.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 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

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 • Feb. 11, 2026

He bent over Aunty Ifeoma and grasped her, slowly prying her away from Papa-Nnukwu s body.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie