spied

Example Sentences

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That the Saints spied on a rival before such a crucial match, whereas Leeds watched a league game in the middle of the season, could be seen as an aggravating factor.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

The British-based dissidents spied on included Nathan Law, a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

In October, a resident of View Park-Windsor Hills, an unincorporated neighborhood in West Los Angeles, spied a man descending into a manhole and called police.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

"Press freedom is essential but so is freedom from being illegally spied on," he said.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

I inch my way up to the boulder Ayesha and I came to earlier; that’s where I was when I spied that burrow, that hole by the fence.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed