leered

Example Sentences

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Or worse, he leered at it, encouraged it.

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 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

Lying to her family and leered at by the police, Alice has no option but to fend for herself.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2018

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

From Nature • Aug. 28, 2018

Browned photographs leered or threatened from the walls and the white, freshly done curtains pushed against themselves and against the wind.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou