snooping
Example Sentences
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Partway through the 1965 film “The Ipcress File,” Harry Palmer returns home to find a young, female colleague snooping around his apartment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
An ATM con that involves some snooping, some acting and some sleight-of-hand is being carried out across Southern California, police say.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
You are likely to connect to public Wi-Fi in airports, hotels and cafes, and encrypted connections are crucial for protecting personal data and preventing snooping.
From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025
One of my aunts recently saw the paperwork on my desk and started snooping.
From Slate • Feb. 28, 2024
“Now, let your cousins handle that party shit. Don’t let me catch you snooping around here. Kasim wouldn’t want anything to happen to you,” he says with a half smile.
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
