leered

Example Sentences

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Or worse, he leered at it, encouraged it.

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2021

Teachers leered at her: “You’re the girl who was dating G.M., aren’t you? I’ve read all his books. I’m a big fan.”

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2021

The cop walked up to us, leered at the camera’s LCD screen, and said, “Hey, that looks great!”

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2019

It leered at Bertha and Mabel with a sloppy grin and cloudy blue eyes.

From Nature • Aug. 28, 2018

As it was Halloween, a cloud of live bats was fluttering around the enchanted ceiling, while hundreds of carved pumpkins leered from every corner.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling