Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leering (at)
Verb
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Business leaders look everywhere for inspiration, from eyeing their peers’ successes to tapping industry vets for insight.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026 -
News that the fast food chain has been eyeing small towns for the next openings has mobilized local residents to fight back.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Joan and Lynn were staring at Louise with entirely blank expressions.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Our first glimpse of her, before this road trip, was staring blankly, maybe suicidally, into a river.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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Paging through seed catalogs and ogling rare varieties might become your new favorite pastime.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
11 Mar. 2026
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When the coach did something inappropriate or abusive—ogling them in the showers, leaving his hand on their backsides a count or two too long, rubbing their thigh on a car ride to their homes—they’d simply grin and bear it.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Leering (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leering%20%28at%29. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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