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

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

She told Vogue she had thought hard about people "rubbernecking" - wanting to look at others' misfortune.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2023

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

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman