peeked

Example Sentences

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As we spoke by phone, Ceballos peeked into his waiting room and said three patients were from the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

Then the couple peeked into another dealership around the corner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

The truck lumbered through the forest in the setting sun, stopping at a grove of bigcone Douglas-fir trees, where West and a colleague unloaded the cage, lifted the door and waited as Orange peeked outside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

A school notebook, dusty and dog-eared, peeked from the rubble.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2025

I peeked at Aunt Kitty to see if she was preparing to holler at me, but I saw her slip licorice from a silver tin and pop it into her mouth.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan