rubberneck

Example Sentences

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If football fans can rubberneck at a player injured on the field, so can moviegoers who are looking for little other than old ideas with a stylish new spin.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025

Some turned their heads as they passed by and stopped to briefly rubberneck before heading on their way.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 17, 2023

The drama of Elon Musk’s ownership is alluring: Musk recently said that usage of Twitter hit record levels, maybe partly from people gravitating to Twitter to rubberneck at Twitter’s chaos.

From Washington Post • Nov. 25, 2022

But beyond the impulse to rubberneck, I think it’s useful dwelling on their situation, because it does illustrate a few realities about money—and more importantly, the consumer finance industry—in this country.

From Slate • Nov. 21, 2018

I guess carrying a sign gives people license to stare, double-take, and rubberneck.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen