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

It’s angering, and rightfully so, but watching three young children grapple with the realization that their mother is gone backs “The Perfect Neighbor” right up to the line of rubbernecking sensationalism.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025

Twitter is perpetually a car fire, and its biggest advantage is that humans enjoy rubbernecking.

From Slate • May 7, 2024

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

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2023

Alone in the dim, dusty room, I could still see her dumb round eyes, rubbernecking.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore