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
One could read this strange, extraneous sight as Perkins’ attempt to send up our macabre fixation with death, rubbernecking at gruesome sights we should want to turn away from.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2025
Twitter is perpetually a car fire, and its biggest advantage is that humans enjoy rubbernecking.
From Slate ● May 7, 2024
If fans haven’t grown tired of the scandal, the rubbernecking is sure to continue when the cast makes its dramatic return.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2024
We’re inching along the corridor, rubbernecking, unwilling to miss a single link.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
