prying
Example Sentences
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"The deportation machine has kind of turned more surgical, so to speak. There's less activity in the cities where there's a lot more prying eyes," Budiandri said.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
All your traffic is routed through a remote server, masking your IP address and shielding your online activity from prying eyes.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026
Swope Soccer Village, where Sporting’s developmental team trains, was just the place to keep clear from prying eyes and long camera lenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
But will prying eyes across the interwebs ever learn the whole story?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
Another day she sat prying the pimpled yellow fat off chicken parts, then dividing them between thigh and leg.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
