peephole

Example Sentences

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He then heard a second, "very aggressive knock" but did not see anyone when he looked through the peephole.

From BBC • May 9, 2024

The door was not equipped with a peephole, so Rehn couldn’t see who was demanding she open up.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2023

Even something as simple as the view through the peephole in the apartment door sets up one of the film’s best sequences.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2023

The mother tells the police that she saw the boy through the peephole and knew he was holding a real gun, because she sells firearms.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2023

When the Professor finally was free to return to his peephole the children had gone home, leaving the storage yard almost free from weeds, and a thistle blossom offering before the birdbath.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder