rubbernecking
Example Sentences
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“It is pure rubbernecking and I can’t stop,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
For historians and rubbernecking readers alike, “All the President’s Men” would be a necessary tome, a how-to on exposing corruption.
From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2026
To celebrate the colorful little decals that keep Angelenos rubbernecking on the road, we asked locals and visitors to share their favorite bumper stickers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025
Twitter is perpetually a car fire, and its biggest advantage is that humans enjoy rubbernecking.
From Slate ● May 7, 2024
Alone in the dim, dusty room, I could still see her dumb round eyes, rubbernecking.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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