leering

Example Sentences

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That allowed host Chris Rock to join his fellow “Saturday Night Live” alum and pretend to be Zeta-Jones — the object of Sandler’s scripted leering.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2025

He added it was a "privilege and honour" to be now playing the leering, flamboyant Emcee in "this incredible show".

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2023

When I got older and complained of leering looks and jeers, how did being told "don't be so sensitive" undermine my trust in my own senses?

From Salon • May 21, 2022

And while she and Channing Tatum are the headliners, the studio has hedged its bets by also cramming in a leering goat and a Fabio-ed Brad Pitt.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2022

Agnes tilted backward to get her face out of Gilly’s leering one.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson