snooping
Example Sentences
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He may well owe his life to his mother’s snooping into his private affairs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
And for bears that keep snooping around houses or livestock, there are ways of hazing that don’t involve dogs chasing them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2025
Those traits, paired with her knack for snooping, made Harriet just like I was as a child: too curious for my own good, and prone to making mistakes because of it.
From Salon ● Mar. 2, 2025
Sometimes animal activists come snooping around, Mark said: “We do things differently, and some people don’t understand.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2024
“More like you’re nosing around to see if anybody has anything worth stealing. Now you git out of here and stay out. I don’t want boys like you snooping around my house. Go on, now!”
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
