rubbernecking

Example Sentences

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At least it starts off that way, but of course, the gathering quickly sours, leaving us rubbernecking the damage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

“It is pure rubbernecking and I can’t stop,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Some longevity influencers attract rubbernecking for their quixotic quests to live forever, epitomized by venture capitalist Bryan Johnson’s vampiric infusions of his teenage son’s blood plasma.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026

Like the show it criticizes, it is an exercise in rubbernecking, capitalizing on the contestants’ anguish and suffering instead of offering healthy media analysis in hindsight as medicine.

From Salon • Aug. 24, 2025

We’re inching along the corridor, rubbernecking, unwilling to miss a single link.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman