be nosy
Example Sentences
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I was an only child who peppered people with lots of questions—not to be nosy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
I took that as editorial permission to be nosy.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2025
Sayers had her own insightful elderly “spinster,” Katherine Climpson, employed by Wimsey exactly because no one thought it odd that an older woman would be nosy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2023
She could just be nosy, but she might also be asking out of genuine concern.
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2022
She didn’t mean to be nosy, but she couldn’t help being curious.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
