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

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

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

Other reality TV wedding circuses emerged from this primordial soup too, including a few that built an entire marriage-accessory block on TLC and a market for rubbernecking horror comedies like WEtv’s “Bridezillas.”

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2024

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

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman