rubberneck

Example Sentences

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"I've passed through initial shock and intrigue, I'm over the hump of enjoyment, and I'm into morbid fascination, rubbernecking the awkward audience responses, dissecting the intricate hand-ography."

From BBC

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

I needed to witness the mess myself, a sort of cinematic rubbernecking, so I could talk about it with authority among friends.

From New York Times

If you notice a carcass, don’t rubberneck: Pass it as quickly as possible.

From Washington Post

He also includes a spellbinding dive into the blackout of ’65, when New Yorkers packed the streets to rubberneck together, terrified that the lights might stay out for good.

From New York Times