leer

Example Sentences

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Judge John Woosley ruled that in “ ‘Ulysses,’ in spite of its unusual frankness, I do not detect anywhere the leer of the sensualist.”

From Slate • Aug. 21, 2025

"Ahhh did Emmy pee her pants?" they leer.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2022

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From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2022

He was similarly positive about the film's villain as Lyutsifer Safin, writing: "Rami Malek, with mottled skin, an all-seeing leer, and the caressing voice of a depraved monk, makes him a hypnotic creep."

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2021

“Stay, by all means,” croaked Orgoch with a leer.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander